Boron tetrahydride or boron hydride Boron tetrahydride or boron hydride
Boron hexahydride
ionic
No this is an ionic hydride, with Na+ and H-
Sodium hydride's formula is NaH.
Ionic
Boron tetrahydride or boron hydride Boron tetrahydride or boron hydride
Since Lithium is an alkaline earth, it is expected to form ionic bonds. An ionic bond with Hydrogen will result with each atom having a full 1s shell.
Boron hexahydride
ionic
Sodium hydride is an ionic compound.
No this is an ionic hydride, with Na+ and H-
Sodium hydride's formula is NaH.
CaH2, calcium hydride, is ionic., Ca2+ 2H-
Lithium hydride is an ionic compound.
This is simply because they contain the H- anion and are like the the halides of metals which are generally ionic. For me a covalent hydride is just as true as an ionic one some folk get very hung up on names and categorising.
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