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Which of the following statements about hydrogen is incorrect?

  • Option 1)

    hydrogen has three isotopes of which tritium is the most common.

  • Option 2)

    Hydrogen never acts as cation in ionic salts

  • Option 3)

    Hydronium ion, H_{3}O^{+} exists freely in solution

  • Option 4)

    Dihydrogen does not act as a reducing agent

 

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As learnt in

Isotopes of Hydrogen -

1)    Protium

2)    Deutorium

3)    Tritium

- wherein

^{1}_{1}H

^{2}_{1}H

^{3}_{1}H

 

Protium is the most common isotope of hydrogen with an abundance of 99.98% 


Option 1)

hydrogen has three isotopes of which tritium is the most common.

This option is correct

Option 2)

Hydrogen never acts as cation in ionic salts

This option is incorrect

Option 3)

Hydronium ion, H_{3}O^{+} exists freely in solution

This option is incorrect

Option 4)

Dihydrogen does not act as a reducing agent

This option is incorrect

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