What is ionic hydride? What is its valency?
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A hydride is a binary compound of hydrogen with another element. ... Strongly electropositive metals like Na, K, Ca form ionic hydrides - NaH, KH, CaH2 - in which hydrogen exists as H- ion. ... The number of H atoms with which an element combines to form its normal hydride is equal to itsvalency.
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