HYDRIDE

Hydride

In chemistry, a hydride is the anion of hydrogen, H−, or, more commonly, an alloy, or compound in which one or more hydrogen centres have nucleophilic, reducing, or basic properties. In compounds that are regarded as hydrides, hydrogen is bonded to a more electropositive element or group. Compounds containing hydrogen bonded to metals or metalloid may be referred to as hydrides, even though these hydrogen centres can have a protic character. Almost all of the elements form binary compounds with hydrogen, the exceptions being He, Ne, Ar, Kr, Pm, Os, Ir, Rn, Fr, Ra.

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hydride

Noun

  1. a compound of hydrogen with a more electropositive element


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