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Grade 11Inorganic Chemistry

What is differences betn atomic hydrogen and nascent hydrogen?

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9 Years agoGrade 11
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9 Years ago
dear helen .
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hydrogen exists as a di-atomic molecule, bonded by covalent bond.Hydrogen obtained by dissolution of this bond is called atomic hydrogen. Chemically, they are the same thing. Atomic hydrogen, when it's generated by a chemical reaction is called nascent hydrogen. 
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