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19. Nascent hydrogen is a strong ________ agent. (reducing/oxidising)


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  • Nascent hydrogen [H] is freshly generated hydrogen, that is highly reactive.
  • It is a powerful reducing agent because it exists in an atomic state and atoms are more active than molecules.

Hence, nascent hydrogen is a strong reducing agent.


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