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Hydrogen and nitrogen combine to form ammonia. When nitrogen and hydrogen bond, nitrogen pulls the electrons from hydrogen toward itself. Which statement about the reactants is correct?

A)Hydrogen is oxidized, and nitrogen loses electrons.
B)Hydrogen gains electrons, and nitrogen is reduced.
C)Hydrogen is reduced, and nitrogen is oxidized.
D)Hydrogen is oxidized, and nitrogen is reduced.

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The correct option s D.

Because from the reaction of hydrogen and nitrogen to form ammonia, Hydrogen is oxidized, nitrogen is reduced.

Therefore, Nitrogen gas is the oxidizing agent and hydrogen gas is the reducing agent.

This is called a redox reaction

Redox reaction is a chemical reaction in which electrons can move from one atom to another leading to change of oxidation states.

In this reaction nitrogen gas act as an oxidizing agent and hydrogen gas actsas a reducing agent.

N2+3H2 = 2NH3

(g). (g)

From the reaction, oxidation number of nitrogen is 0 on the reactants' side to

3.

The decrease in the oxidation number of nitrogen indicate that it is being reduced.

On the other hand, the oxidation number of hydrogen move from on the reactants' side to +1 on the products' side. This increase in the oxidation number of hydrogen indicate that hydrogen is oxidized.

Therefore, nitrogen gas is reduced to ammonia and hydrogen gas is oxidized to ammonia

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