Hydrides
Hydrides: Overview
This topic covers concepts such as Hydrides, Ionic Hydrides, Metallic Hydrides, Hydrogen Storage, Covalent Hydrides, Electron-deficient Hydrides, Electron-rich Hydrides, Electron-precise Hydrides and Compounds of Hydrogen.
Important Questions on Hydrides
What is the material-based hydrogen storage?



Which of the following hydrides is polymeric?

Which of the following groups contain elements which form the molecular hydride?

An explosion occurs when saline hydrides react with water. The fire thus produced can be extinguished by using:

An element reacts with hydrogen to form a compound , which on treatment with water liberates hydrogen gas. and , respectively are:

Which of the following statements is not true regarding metallic hydrides?
(a) They are non-stoichiometric.
(b) These hydrides have low density.
(c) The lattice of these hydrides (except a few) is the same as their parents.
(d) These hydrides obey the law of constant composition.

An element reacts with hydrogen to form a compound , which on treatment with water liberates hydrogen gas. and , respectively are:

Which of the following hydrides is polymeric?

Which of the following groups contain elements which form the molecular hydride?

An explosion occurs when saline hydrides react with water. The fire thus produced can be extinguished by using:

Which of the following statements is not true regarding metallic hydrides?
(a) They are non-stoichiometric.
(b) These hydrides have low density.
(c) The lattice of these hydrides (except a few) is the same as their parents.
(d) These hydrides obey the law of constant composition.

Give an example of phosphorus and hydrogen compound. Describe a method for the synthesis of the compound.

Give an example of nitrogen and hydrogen compound. Describe a method for the synthesis of the compound.

_____ is stored as compressed gas or cryogenic liquid.

Formation of water by combination of hydrogen and oxygen gas is an example of exothermic reaction.

Ionic hydrides
a. do not conduct electricity in a crystalline state.
b. are good reducing agents.
c. give a basic solution to reaction with water.
d. have a low melting point.

Which of the following statements is not true regarding metallic hydrides?
(a) They are non-stoichiometric.
(b) These hydrides have low density.
(c) The lattice of these hydrides (except a few) is the same as their parents.
(d) These hydrides obey the law of constant composition.

An explosion occurs when saline hydrides react with water. The fire thus produced can be extinguished by using:
