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Atomic hydrogen combaines with almost all elements but molecular hydrogen does not. Explain.

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Atomic hydrogen is highly unstable and hence very reactive. Therefore, it combines with almost all the elements. However, molecular hydrogen has large bond dissociation enthalpy `(458.5 kJ "mol"^(-1))` and therefore, less reactive.
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