Chemistry 10th Edition

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Chapter 5 - Chemical Periodicity - Exercises - Hydrogen and the Hydrides - Page 204: 55

Answer

a) $NaH$ is ionic; b) $H_2S$ is molecular; c) $AlH_3$ is ionic; d) $RbH$ is ionic; e) $NH_3$ is molecular.

Work Step by Step

If hydrogen bonds with a metal, the obtained compound is ionic, whereas a bond with a nonmetal yields a molecular compound. Therefore: a) $NaH$ is ionic; b) $H_2S$ is molecular; c) $AlH_3$ is ionic; d) $RbH$ is ionic; e) $NH_3$ is molecular.
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