Statement I : Sodium hydride can be used as an oxidising agent.

Question:

Statement I : Sodium hydride can be used as an oxidising agent.

Statement II : The lone pair of electrons on nitrogen in pyridine makes it basic. 

Choose the CORRECT answer from the options given below :

  1. Both statement I and statement II are false

  2. Statement I is true but statement II is false 

  3. Statement I is false but statement II is true

  4. Both statement I and statement II are true


Correct Option: , 3

Solution:

(1) $\mathrm{NaH}$ (sodium Hydride) is used as a reducing reagent.

N atom, it is basic in nature.

Hence statement I is false & II is true.

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