In which property listed below hydrogen does not resemble alkali metals?

Tendency to form cation

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Nature of oxide

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Combination with halogens

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Reducing character

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Solution

The correct option is D Nature of oxide
Hydrogen shows all other properties like alkali metals (form cation, combine with halogens, reducing nature) but nature of oxide is different than metals because oxide of metals are basic in nature whereas oxide of Hydrogen are amphoteric in nature i.e. $H_{2} O$ .
Option B is correct.

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