Chemistry 12th Edition

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ISBN 10: 0078021510
ISBN 13: 978-0-07802-151-0

Chapter 8 - Periodic Relationships Among the Elements - Questions & Problems - Page 363: 8.73

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The binary compound of Li with hydrogen is $LiH$. The binary compound of Be with hydrogen is $BeH_{2}$. Hydrides of Lithium and Beryllium are ionic or saline type hydrides. The binary compound of B with hydrogen is $B_{2}H_{6}$. Boron hydrides come under electron-deficient covalent type hydrides. The binary compound of C with hydrogen is $CH_{4}$. Hydrides of Carbon comes under electron precise covalent type hydrides. The binary compound of N with hydrogen is $NH_{3}$. The binary compound of O with hydrogen is $H_{2}O$. The binary compound of F with hydrogen is $HF$. Hydrides of N,O, and F are covalent hydrides.
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