Question

Nascent hydrogen is ............. reactive than ordinary hydrogen.

Answer 1

Nascent Hydrogen

• When a hydrogen molecule (H₂) is dissociated into its atomic hydrogen, then these newly formed hydrogens were called nascent hydrogens.
• These hydrogen atoms were more reactive than normal hydrogen due to the excess energy.
• Hence, nascent hydrogen can reduce elements and compounds that do not readily react with normal hydrogen.
• Nascent hydrogen is hydrogen in the form of individual atoms, not paired into molecules as it is in the gaseous state.
• It is also called newly born hydrogen.
• It is more reactive than ordinary hydrogen.

Nascent hydrogen is more reactive than ordinary hydrogen.