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Which of the following phenomena uniquely demonstrates the high reactivity of nascent hydrogen over Hydrogen Chemistry Question

Question

Which of the following phenomena uniquely demonstrates the high reactivity of nascent hydrogen over ordinary molecular hydrogen?

Answer: B

💡 Solution & Explanation

Ordinary molecular hydrogen cannot reduce acidified $KMnO_4$ at room temperature. However, nascent hydrogen (produced in situ by the action of $Zn$ on dilute $H_2SO_4$) readily reduces and decolourises the purple $KMnO_4$ solution.

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