Examples of Hydrides
Hydrides
Hydrides are chemical compounds that result from the combination of hydrogen atoms and metallic elements. The formation of a hydride occurs when the hydrogen atom has a negative charge and this happens when it joins with a metal electron. When the hydride is formed with this mixture, its oxidation number is -1.
The formula of hydrides is represented in this way XHn , X is the metallic element, H is hydrogen and n is the oxidation number.
These compounds have certain characteristics such as:
- not have metal and hydrogen ratios with whole numbers
- they are conductors of electricity except in the case of being saline hydrides
Examples of hydrides
- Ferric hydride
- Sodium hydride
- Lithium hydride
- Phosphine
- Bismutin
- Borano
- Methane
- Hydrochloric acid
- Hydrofluoric acid
- Silver hydride
- Gold hydride
- Cupric Hydride
- Sodium hydride
- Barium hydride
- Permanganic hydride
- Ammonia
- Arcina
- Tellurhydric acid
- Stibinite or antimonite
- Hydrobromic acid
- Silane
- Hydrofluoric acid
- Hydrochloric acid
- Selenhydric acid
- Hydroiodic acid
- Hydrogen sulfide
They can also be classified into three types that are:
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- metal hydrides: the former are composed of alkaline and alkaline earth elements
- volatile hydrides: the latter are composed of non-metallic and low-electronegative elements
- Hydric hydrides: hydric hydrides are those that result from the mixture of hydrogen and collagen.