Write a reaction in which hydrogen act as a reducing agent.

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1 )Hydrogen acts as reducing agent when react with non-metals
for eg. - H₂ + F₂ $\to$ 2HF

2)Hydrogen act as reducing agent in the reaction of some metal oxide with hydrogen (metal less electropositive than zinc such as Cu, Fe, Pb)
CuO + H_{2 $\overset{h e a t}{\to}$} Cu + H₂O
ZnO + H₂_{$\overset{h e a t}{\to}$} Zn + H₂O
PbO + H₂_{$\overset{h e a t}{\to}$} Pb + H₂O
Fe₃O₄ + 4H₂_{$\overset{h e a t}{\to}$} 3Fe + 4H₂O

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