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Standard XII
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Reaction with Metals
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What are the properties of Dihydrogen?
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Dihydrogen (
H
2
) is a colourless, odourless and tasteless gas.
It is a neutral molecule neither basic nor acidic.
Dihydrogen gas liquifies at
-
250
Ā°
C
temperature.
It is water-insoluble.
It has a very high dissociation energy that is
ā
H
=
435
.
9
K
J
/
m
o
l
. Due to this it is less reactive.
On reaction with metals it gives corresponding metal hydride.
Example-Sodium (
Na
) reacts with Hydrogen(
H
2
) to give Sodium hydride(
NaH
).
2
Na
(
s
)
+
H
2
(
g
)
ā
2
NaH
(
s
)
On reaction with non-metals, it gives respective products.
Example- Nitrogen gas (
N
2
) reacts with Hydrogen (
H
2
) to give Ammonia(
NH
3
).
N
2
(
g
)
+
3
H
2
(
g
)
ā
2
NH
3
(
g
)
On reaction with unsaturated alkenes it gives saturated alkanes.
Example-Ethene reacts with Hydrogen in presence of catalyst gives Ethane.
CH
2
=
CH
2
(
g
)
+
H
2
(
g
)
ā
Ni
,
473
K
CH
3
-
CH
3
(
g
)
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