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Statement-1: Sodium hydride can be used as an oxidizing agent.
Statement-2: The lone pair of electrons on nitrogen pyridine makes it basic.
Chose the correct answer from the options given below

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Statement-1 is false and Statement-2 is correct

Both Statement-1 and Statement-2 are false

Statement-1 is false and Statement-2 is true.

Both Statement-1 and Statement-2 are correct

answer is D.

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Detailed Solution

Sodium hydride releases hydride ion along with sodium ion.

$NaH \to {Na}^{+} + H^{-}$

Therefore, acts as a reducing agent.

Lone pairs of N present in sp² hybridized orbital which is perpendicular to pi-system of ring. Therefore, lone pairs of N is not involved in resonance. Due to the availability of lone pair on N in pyridine, it acts as a base.

Therefore, c is the correct option.

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