Hydrogen readily combines with which of these elements?
A
Na
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B
K
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C
Ca
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D
Zn
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Solution
The correct options are A Na B K C Zn D Ca
H2 easily reacts with Na,Ca,K as they are highly reactive metals and are placed at the top of the reactivity series.
2Na+H2→2NaH
2K+H2→2KH
Ca+H2→CaH2
The reaction of excited zinc atoms with molecular hydrogen in the gas phase and Molecular zinc hydride in the gas phase was found to be linear with a Zn-H bond length of 153.5 pm .