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    Properties of Hydrogen

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    Hydrogen is a colorless, odorless gas that is the lightest element known. It burns in oxygen to form water and releases a large amount of heat, creating the potential for explosions when mixed with oxygen. Hydrogen reacts with several elements like chlorine to form hydrogen chloride, sulfur to form hydrogen sulfide, and nitrogen under high heat and pressure to form ammonia. It is classified as a reducing agent because it can add hydrogen to or remove oxygen from other substances through redox reactions.

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    Hydrogen is a colorless, odorless gas that is the lightest element known. It burns in oxygen to form water and releases a large amount of heat, creating the potential for explosions when mixed with oxygen. Hydrogen reacts with several elements like chlorine to form hydrogen chloride, sulfur to form hydrogen sulfide, and nitrogen under high heat and pressure to form ammonia. It is classified as a reducing agent because it can add hydrogen to or remove oxygen from other substances through redox reactions.

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    Hydrogen is a colorless, odorless gas that is the lightest element known. It burns in oxygen to form water and releases a large amount of heat, creating the potential for explosions when mixed with oxygen. Hydrogen reacts with several elements like chlorine to form hydrogen chloride, sulfur to form hydrogen sulfide, and nitrogen under high heat and pressure to form ammonia. It is classified as a reducing agent because it can add hydrogen to or remove oxygen from other substances through redox reactions.

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    Properties of Hydrogen

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    Hydrogen is a colorless, odorless gas that is the lightest element known. It burns in oxygen to form water and releases a large amount of heat, creating the potential for explosions when mixed with oxygen. Hydrogen reacts with several elements like chlorine to form hydrogen chloride, sulfur to form hydrogen sulfide, and nitrogen under high heat and pressure to form ammonia. It is classified as a reducing agent because it can add hydrogen to or remove oxygen from other substances through redox reactions.

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    PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF

    HYDROGEN
    Colourless and odourless gas
    It is the lightest element and
    the lightest gas known
    It is almost insoluble in water
    CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
    Reaction with oxygen

    When kindled, hydrogen burns in oxygen to form water


    and a large amount of heat is released. So a mixture of
    hydrogen and oxygen may explode.

    2H2 + O2 → 2H2O
    CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
    Reaction with chlorine

    Hydrogen burns in chlorine to form hydrogen chloride


    gas which dissolves in water to form hydrochloric acid.

    A mixture of hydrogen and chlorine, when placed in


    sunlight, explodes to form the same product.
    H2 + Cl2 → 2HCl
    CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
    Reaction with sulphur

    Hydrogen reacts with sulphur to give


    hydrogen sulphide gas, which smells like
    rotten eggs.

    H2 + S → H 2 S
    CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
    Reaction with Nitrogen

    Hydrogen reacts with nitrogen only under special


    conditions, to form an appreciable amount of
    ammonia. [ Conditions temperature 5000C, pressure
    200 atmosphere and Fe catalyst]

    N2 + 3H2 → 2NH3
    CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
    Reaction with some metal
    oxides [on heating]

    CuO + H2 → Cu + H2O

    The oxides of very active metals are not converted into


    metals.
    CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
    Hydrogen as reducing agent
    The addition of hydrogen to or removal of oxygen from a
    substance is called reduction.
    The addition of oxygen to or the removal of hydrogen
    from a substance is called oxidation.
    A substance causing reduction is known as a reducing
    agent.
    A substance causing oxidation is called an oxidising
    agent.
    Hence hydrogen is a reducing agent.
    CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
    Hydrogen as a reducing agent.

    By adding hydrogen
    Cl is converted to HCl
    S to H2S
    N to NH3
    By removing oxygen CuO is converted to Cu
    TEST FOR HYDROGEN
    Hydrogen burns with a
    characteristic pop
    sound.

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