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Published on: August 13, 2026
Statement 
: Sodium hydride can be used as an oxidising agent.
Statement 
: The lone pair of electrons on nitrogen in pyridine makes it basic.
Choose the CORRECT answer from the options given below:
A
Both statement 
and statement 
are false
and statement are false
B
Statement 
is true but statement 
is false
is true but statement is false
C
Statement 
is false but statement 
is true
is false but statement is true
D
Both statement 
and statement 
are true
and statement are true
Text Solution
Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
C
(i) 
(sodium Hydride) is used as a reducing reagent.
(ii) 
In pyridine, due to free electron on 
atom, it is basic in nature.Hence statement 
is false 
is true.
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