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hydrogen

/ˈhaɪdrədʒən/noun

उच्चारण हाइड्रजन

हाइड्रोजन

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [U]

    a chemical element, a gas that is the lightest of all the elements

    हाइड्रोजन

    • green hydrogen
    • Hydrogen is used as rocket fuel because it is very light and burns with great energy.
    • Water is made of hydrogen and oxygen.
    + 2 more examples
    • The balloon rose quickly because it was filled with hydrogen.
    • India plans to use hydrogen to power buses and trains in the future.

    Synonyms H

§Structures (grammar patterns) 5

hydrogen (uncountable noun)

Hydrogen is a substance, so it has no plural and takes no 'a'.

Hydrogen एक पदार्थ है, इसलिए इसका plural नहीं बनता और इसके साथ 'a' नहीं आता।

  • Hydrogen is the lightest gas.
  • The sun is made mostly of hydrogen.

the / no article with hydrogen

Use no article for hydrogen in general, and 'the' only for a particular use or kind.

सामान्य अर्थ में hydrogen के साथ article नहीं लगता; विशेष उपयोग के लिए ही 'the' आता है।

  • Water is made of hydrogen and oxygen.
  • The hydrogen in this cylinder is highly pure.

hydrogen + noun

Used as a modifier in scientific compounds.

वैज्ञानिक यौगिक शब्दों में यह modifier की तरह प्रयुक्त होता है।

  • Hydrogen peroxide is used to clean small cuts.
  • A hydrogen bomb is far more powerful than an atom bomb.

combine / react with hydrogen

Use 'with' for what hydrogen combines or reacts with.

Hydrogen जिसके साथ मिलता या अभिक्रिया करता है, उसके लिए 'with' आता है।

  • Oxygen combines with hydrogen to form water.

hydrogen as the first element

In exam questions hydrogen is often the first element, with symbol H and atomic number 1.

परीक्षा के प्रश्नों में hydrogen प्रायः पहला तत्त्व होता है, जिसका प्रतीक H और परमाणु संख्या 1 है।

  • Hydrogen is the first element in the periodic table.
+Collocations 5

hydrogen + noun

gasatomperoxidebombfuelion

  • A hydrogen atom has one proton and one electron.

verb + hydrogen

producereleaseburnstorecombine with

  • Zinc reacts with acid to release hydrogen.

adjective + hydrogen

liquidpurecompressedgaseousexplosive

  • Compressed hydrogen is stored in strong steel cylinders.

hydrogen + of / in

a moleculewaterthe sunan acidorganic compounds

  • There are two atoms of hydrogen in every molecule of water.

hydrogen + economy / energy

economyenergycellpowervehicle

  • A hydrogen cell converts fuel directly into electricity.
“More examples 7
  • Hydrogen burns with a pale blue flame.

Hydrogen हल्की नीली लौ के साथ जलती है।

  • Some buses in the city now run on hydrogen fuel cells.

शहर की कुछ बसें अब hydrogen fuel cells से चलती हैं।

  • Radhika learnt in Class 9 that hydrogen has the atomic number one.

राधिका ने कक्षा 9 में पढ़ा कि hydrogen की परमाणु संख्या एक है।

  • Stars shine because hydrogen turns into helium inside them.

तारे इसलिए चमकते हैं क्योंकि उनके भीतर hydrogen, helium में बदलती है।

  • The balloon rose quickly because it was filled with hydrogen.

गुब्बारा तेज़ी से ऊपर उठा क्योंकि उसमें hydrogen भरी थी।

  • Radhika balanced the chemical equation for the burning of hydrogen in air.

राधिका ने हवा में hydrogen के जलने की रासायनिक समीकरण को संतुलित किया।

  • Hydrogen is being tested as a clean fuel for trains.

Hydrogen को रेलगाड़ियों के लिए स्वच्छ ईंधन के रूप में परखा जा रहा है।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ Hydrogen are a very light gas.

✓ Hydrogen is a very light gas.

Hydrogen is uncountable and takes a singular verb.

Hydrogen uncountable है और singular verb लेता है।

✗ Hydrogen is more lighter than oxygen.

✓ Hydrogen is lighter than oxygen.

Do not combine 'more' with the -er comparative form.

-er वाले comparative के साथ 'more' नहीं लगाया जाता।

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

H

✓In the exam

General knowledge

Science: hydrogen is the lightest and most abundant element in the universe; GK: India's National Green Hydrogen Mission was launched in 2023.

विज्ञान में हाइड्रोजन ब्रह्मांड का सबसे हल्का और सबसे प्रचुर तत्व है; GK में भारत का राष्ट्रीय हरित हाइड्रोजन मिशन 2023 में शुरू हुआ।