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Why does sodium boro hydride does not lose fourth hydrogen when react with acetic acid?
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∙ 13y ago
In NaBH4 the boron atom is surrounded by four hydrogen atoms when it reacts with acetic acid three hydrogens are replaced by acetate group but 4th does not because boron is a smaller atom and can not attached to four acetate groups in a tetrahedral structure boron is attached to three acetate and one hydrogen atom having a negative charge which is balanced by ionic bod with Sodium atom.
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What does hydrogen and sodium make?
Hydrogen and sodium can make sodium hydride, NaH.
What is the compound if the elements are sodium and hydrogen?
Sodium Hydride
What is hydrogen plus sodium?
Possibly sodium hydride (NaH)
WHAT IS sodium hydride?
Sodium Hydride is a strong base/alkali. It is an inorganic salt comprising of positively charged sodium ions, and negatively charged hydride (hydrogen) ions: Na+H-. It is a good source of the uncommon hydride ion. (NB Sodium hydride, NaH, is different to Sodium HYDROXIDE, NaOH, which is common table salt.)
What would adding sodium hydride to ethanol produce?
you will get Sodium ethoxide and hydrogen gas
What is the difference between sodium chloride and sodium hydrogen?
Sodium chloride is NaCl; if you think to sodium hydride this is NaH.
What is the formula for sodium hydrogen sulfate?
The formula for sodium hydride is simply NaH. This compound is formed by the reaction between sodium metal and hydrogen gas. When exposed to water, sodium hydride reacts vigorously to form H2(g), Na+ and OH-.
Does sodium and hydrogen form an ionic compound?
Yes, sodium and hydrogen can form the ionic compound sodium hydride (NaH). In this compound, sodium loses an electron to form the Na+ cation, and hydrogen gains an electron to form the H- anion.
What products will you get if zinc reacts with hydrogen?
The only possible product would be zinc hydride. Zinc hydride is usually not prepared directly from zinc and hydrogen, but by using an even stronger reducing agent such as sodium hydride or lithium aluminum hydride. Zinc hydride is unstable and decomposes back to zinc and hydrogen over time.
What is the name of this compound NaH?
sodium hydride
What is the formula of the hydride formed by sulfur?
A hydride is hydrogen anion (a negative ion), written as H- A few examples of hydrides are Sodium hydride, NaH Calcium hydride, CaH2 Sodium borohydride, NaBH4 Lithium aluminum hydride, LiAlH4
What is pka value for sodium hydride?
The conjugate acid is Hydrogen (H2), the pKa of which is 35.
