JEE MAIN - Chemistry (2021 - 16th March Evening Shift - No. 14)

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 :
Statement I is false but statement II is true
Both statement I and statement II are true
Statement I is true but statement II is false
Both statement I and statement II are false

Explanation

NaH is a strong H– (hydride) donor. Hence cannot be used as an oxidising agent.

JEE Main 2021 (Online) 16th March Evening Shift Chemistry - Redox Reactions Question 44 English Explanation
In Pyridine, the lone pair of ā€˜N’ is localised, makes it basic.

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