Which of the following statements are not true for hydrogen ?

Options

A. It exists as diatomic molecule.
B. It has one electron in the outermost sheell.
C. It can lose an electron to form a cation which can freely exist
D. It forms a large number of ioninc compounds by losing an electron

Explanation

(c ) Tha cation `(H^(+))` does not exist freely
(d) Hydrogen forms large number of covalent compounds.