MHT CET20255 May 2025Evening ShiftChemistrySolutionsActual
What type of solution is the H ₂ in palladium?
Options
- AGas as solute and solid as solvent
- BGas as solute and liquid as solvent
- CGas as solvent and solid as solute
- DLiquid as solute and gas as solvent
Correct answer
A. Gas as solute and solid as solvent
Step-by-step solution
H ₂ in palladium describes a solid solution with gas dissolved in a solid matrix. Since hydrogen ( H ₂ ) is a gas and palladium (Pd) is a solid, the solution contains gas as solute and solid as solvent. This configuration corresponds to option A .