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Is hydrogen electropositive?

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Hydrogen has electropositivity. It is evidenced by the formation of proton. `Hrarre^(-)+H^(+)`
However, hydrogen is not a metal. It is taken as a  commonly non-metal.
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    A
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    B
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  • (A) Iodine is the only halogen that is naturally available in positive oxidation states (R ) Iodine is slightly electropositive among halogens

    A
    Both (A) and (R ) are true and (R ) is the correct explanation of (A)
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    C
    (A) is true but (R ) is false
    D
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  • (A) : lodine is the only halogen that is naturally available in positive oxidation states (R): Iodine is slightly electropositive among halogens .

    A
    Both A & R are true, R is the correct explanation of A
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    Both A & R are true, R is not correct explanation of A
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