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Non-metals like chlorine and iodine on reaction with hydrogen give:
- (a)acid
- (b)base
- (c)salt
- (d)metal
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acid
Reason — Chlorine and iodine react with hydrogen to form the hydrogen halides hydrogen chloride and hydrogen iodide. These dissolve in water to form hydrochloric acid and hydroiodic acid respectively.