Chemistry · Bohr model of a hydrogen atom: its postulates, derivation of the relations for the energy of the electron and radii of the different orbits, limitations of Bohr's model

Active hydrogen is:

Active hydrogen is:

  • A. hydrogen with unit positive charge
  • B. hydrogen with unit negative charge
  • C. a atomic hydrogen
  • D. a molecular hydrogen

Step-by-step solution

Active hydrogen refers to atomic hydrogen (nascent hydrogen), which is highly reactive due to its unpaired electron, unlike molecular hydrogen (H2) which is relatively inert. Options A and B (H+ and H-) are ions, not typically called active hydrogen in this context.
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