An ionic hydride of an alkali metal has significant covalent character and is almost unreactive towards oxygen and chlorine. This is used in the synthesis of other useful hydrides. Write the formula of this hydride. Write its reaction with Al2Cl6.
An ionic hydride of an alkali metal has significant covalent character and is almost unreactive towards oxygen and chlorine. This is used in the synthesis of other useful hydrides. Write the formula of this hydride. Write its reaction with Al2Cl6.
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It is lithium hydride (LiH) because it has significant covalent character due to the smallest alkali metal, LiH is very stable. It is almost nonreactive towards oxygen and chlorine. It reacts with Al2Cl2 to form lithium aluminium hyd
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