Hydrogen acts as a reducing agent by taking:-

oxygen

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sodium

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lithium

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potassium

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Solution

The correct option is A
oxygen

Reducing agent is an element or compound that reduces (addition/gain of hydrogen) to other chemical species and itself gets oxidize (addition/gain of oxygen) in a redox reaction.

Hydrogen is essentially a source of hydrogen atoms and hydrogen acts as a reducing agent as it reduces others and itself gets oxidise by addition of oxygen.

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