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The name for hydrogen comes from words meaning


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Water-fearing

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Water forming

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Fire forming

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Gas

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Solution

The correct option is B

Water forming


  • Hydrogen (H) is a colorless, odorless, tasteless, flammable gaseous substance that is the simplest member of the family of chemical elements.
  • The hydrogen atom has a nucleus consisting of a proton bearing one unit of positive electrical charge; an electron, bearing one unit of negative electrical charge, is also associated with this nucleus.
  • Hydrogen is an odorless gas, a highly flammable element, that occurs as a diatomic molecule.
  • The name hydrogen comes from the Greek word hydro and genes, which means water forming.

Therefore, the correct option is (B) i.e. water forming


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