JEE Main Chemistry question

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Hydrogen molecules are:

(A)Monoatomic and form ions
(B)Diatomic and form ions
(C)Diatomic and form ionsCorrect
(D)Monoatomic and form ions

Answer: (C)

Solution

Hydrogen gas exists as the diatomic molecule H, not as isolated atoms, ruling out (A) and (D). When hydrogen gains an electron (e.g. reacting with a reactive metal), it forms

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