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Reactivity with Dihydrogen (Group 1)

Sodium hydrid...

Question

Sodium hydride $(N a H)$ when dissolved in water produces:

acidic solution

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basic solution

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neutral solution

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cannot be predicted

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Solution

The correct option is D basic solution
When sodium hydride dissolved in water, the following reaction takes place:
$N a H + H_{2} O \to N a O H + H_{2} (g)$
The solution is basic in nature because of $N a O H$ .

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