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Which of the following statements are not true for Hydrogen?
(i) It exists as a diatomic molecule.
(ii) It has one electron in the outermost shell.
(iii) It can lose an electron to form a cation which can freely exist
(iv) It forms a large number of ionic compounds by losing an electron.

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The answer is the option (iii) & (iv), i.e. it can lose an electron to form a cation which can freely exist, and it forms a large number of ionic compounds by losing an electron.

Hydrogen cannot form ionic compounds by giving an electron but instead forms many covalent bonds by the sharing of electrons.

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