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:

• A. Both statement I and statement II are false
• B. Statement I is true but statement II is false
• C. Statement I is false but statement II is true
• D. Both statement I and statement II are true

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

(1)$NaH$ (sodium Hydride) is used as a reducing reagent.
(2) In pyridine, due to free electron on $N$ atom, it is basic in nature.

Hence statement $I$ is false & $II$ is true