Chemistry 10th Edition

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Chapter 5 - Chemical Periodicity - Exercises - Hydrogen and the Hydrides - Page 204: 59

Answer

The reaction with water always yields the hydroxide of metal M, $M(OH)_x$ and hydrogen: $MH_x+xH_2O\rightarrow M(OH)_x+xH_2$

Work Step by Step

We can denote an ionic hydride by $MH_x$. The reaction with water always yields the hydroxide of metal M, $M(OH)_x$ and hydrogen: $MH_x+xH_2O\rightarrow M(OH)_x+xH_2$
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