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Ionic hydrides reacts with water to give
ChemistryHydrogenBITSATBITSAT 2023 (Memory Based Paper 1)
Options:
  • A acidic solutions
  • B hydride ions
  • C basic solutions
  • D electrons
Solution:
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The correct answer is: basic solutions
Ionic hydrides give the basic solution when it reacts with water, e.g.,
$\mathrm{LiH}+\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O} \longrightarrow \mathrm{LiOH}+\mathrm{H}_2$

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