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When an alkali metal is reacted with hydrogen then metallic hydride is formed. In this reaction:

A
hydrogen is oxidized
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hydrogen is reduced
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hydrogen is neither oxidised nor reduced
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hydrogen is oxidized as well as reduced
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Solution

The correct option is B hydrogen is reduced
Let M represents an alkali metal.
2M+H22MH
MH can be represented as M++H
In this reaction, conversion of hydrogen an be represented as H2+2e2H
Thus, a molecule of hydrogen accepts a pair of electrons to form 2 hydride ions. Gain of electrons is reduction. Hence, hydrogen is reduced to hydride ions.
Note: Alkali metal is oxidised to M+ ions.

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