Which is the poorest reducing agent among the following?

Nascent hydrogen

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Atomic hydrogen

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Dihydrogen

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All have same reducing strength

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Solution

The correct option is C Dihydrogen
$\frac{1}{2} H_{2} \to H^{+} + e^{-}$
Dihydrogen is the poorest reducing agent, since we need energy to dissociate the bond first.

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