Hydrogen is an oxidizing agent

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Solution

The correct option is B False
Hydrogen is a reducing agent
$ZnO + H_{2} \to Zn + H_{2} O$
A reaction in which metallic oxide loses its oxygen to form pure metal is called a reduction reaction.
this property of hydrogen is called the reducing property.

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