Chemistry Class XII Chapter 2 Hydrogen short Questions and Answers

 Qno. Who discovered hydrogen and give the name?

Ans. Hydrogen is the lightest element among the known elements. It was first recognized by Cavandish in 1766. Lavoisier gave the name Hydrogen because it is main components of common Water . Hydrogen means water producing gas. As hydrogen is the lightest element. it contain only one proton in its nucleus and an electron revolving around the nucleus . It’s atomic number is Z= 1; it’s mass number is 1 and it’s relative atomic mass is 1.008 a.m.u It’s nuclear charge +1 and electronic charge is -1 . It’s valency = 1 it is the only element has no neutron . 


Qno. Write abundance of Hydrogen ?

Ans. Hydrogen is the most abundant element of our universe . It is estimated that 92% of the universe is made up of hydrogen 7% of helium, and only 1% for all the other element . 

Water contain 11% of hydrogen , sun contain most of it as hydrogen similarly all the sun’s and galaxies contain huge amount . 


Qno. How can you justify a separate position of hydrogen is the periodic table of elements ?

Ans. Hydrogen should be placed at separate position

The atomic structure of hydrogen differs so markedly from that of any other element that is more appropriate to all of the separate and distinct place of hydrogen in the periodic table of the elements and not associated with any one the groups or family 

1. With its unique structure it can form both ionic as well as covelant compounds .

2. It combines almost all the element of the periodic table .

3. The oxide of hydrogen i.e water is absolutely neutral and it is the best justification of the dual nature of it . Because oxides of IA are basis and oxides of VII A are acidic.


          Solved MCQS


Qno.The another name of salt like hydride is ____£

Ans . Ionic Hydrades 




Qno. The addition of hydrogen in a compound is generally known as______

Ans. Hydrogenation 





Qno. The mixture of hydrogen and CO is called_____

Ans. Water gas 





Qno. Tritium has ____ neutrons 

 Ans. 2 





Qno. Hydrogen is a good ____ Agent 

Ans. Reducing




Qno. HE is separated from water gas by physical methods called 

Ans. Coaling 





Qno. Hydrogen has ____ isotopes

 Ans. 3




Qno. Ionic Hydrades have high value of melting points due to ______

Ans. Ionic Bonding




Qno. Polymeric hydrides from between hydrogen and elemens of ____ 

Ans IA 




Qno. Langmuir dissociated h2 by using _____

Ans. HEAT




Qno. Vegetable ghee is a___

Ans. Saturated fatty acids



Qno. Haber process needs____

Ans. 500°C/200 atm 



 Qno. HE decomposes at _____

Ans. 7000 K 



Qno. Lene,s process means hydrogen is produced by reaction _____£

Ans. Steam with Fe 




Qno. Fe3Q4 called ___

Ans. Magnetic iron oxide 




Qno. Methanol reacts with steam yields ____

Ans. Water glass 




Qno. Thermal decomposition of ammonia occurs at ____

Ans. 1500° C 



Qno. Hydrogen and halogens both gain their complete Valence shell by _____

Ans. Gaining one electron 



Qno. Electronegativity value of hydrogen is similar to ___

Ans. IV A 




Qno. The most suitable process for the preparation of water glass ____

Ans. Bosch 




Qno. Hydronium ion a/an _____

Ans. Ion with the formula H3O+ 




Qno. Hydrogen at the time of its libration is known as _____

Ans. Nascent Hydrogen




Qno. The formula of heavy water is ______

Ans. D²O




Qno. Hydrogen loses its electron to H+ ion . In this respect it resembles_____

Ans. Noble gases




Qno. The atomic weight of hydrogen is ____

Ans. 1.008 




Qno. The symbol of hydrides ion is ____

Ans. H- 




Qno. Hydronium ion is represented as_____

Ans. H3 O+




Qno. The maximum abundance of protuim in ordinary hydrogen gas is ____

Ans. 99.98%




Qno. There are two naturally occurring forms and one artificially produced form of hydrogen ____

Ans. Isotopes




Qno. Hydrogen was discovered by ___

Ans. Cavendish




Qno. The bond energy of hydrogen is ___

Ans. 104 kcal/mole 




Qno. Hydrogen is industrial manufactured by passing steam over red hot come . This method is known as _____

Ans. Bosch process




Qno. Hydrogen molecules consists of two atoms linked together by strong 

Ans. Covelant bond 














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