hydride

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a compound of hydrogen with a more electropositive element
Inorganic compound of hydrogen with another element. Three common types are differentiated by their bonding. In saline (ionic) hydrides (see ionic bond), the hydrogen is an anion, H^-, and behaves like a halogen. Saline hydrides such as sodium hydride (NaH) and calcium hydride (CaH2) react vigorously with water, giving off hydrogen gas (H2), and are used as portable sources of it. Metallic hydrides, such as titanium hydride (TiH2), are alloylike materials (see alloy) with some properties of metals, such as luster and electrical conductivity. Covalent hydrides (see covalent bond) are mostly compounds of hydrogen and nonmetallic elements; they include water, ammonia, hydrogen sulfide (H2S), and methane. In polymeric hydrides, the hydrogen forms bridges between other atoms (e.g., hydrides of boron and aluminum). Those hydrides give off large amounts of energy when burned and may be useful as rocket fuels
A compound of the binary type, in which hydrogen is united with some other element
{i} chemical compound containing hydrogen
any binary compound formed by the union of hydrogen and other elements
aluminium hydride
AlH, formed when aluminium is heated at 1500°C in an atmosphere of hydrogen
aluminium hydride
(AlH3)n, can be prepared in ether solution by the reaction of aluminium chloride and lithium hydride; it is used to manufacture lithium aluminium hydride
aluminum hydride
Alternative spelling of aluminium hydride
arsenous hydride
The compound arsine
bromine hydride
Alternative form of hydrogen bromide
lead hydride
The unstable tetrahydride of lead, PbH4, plumbane
lithium aluminium hydride
LiAlH4, a powerful reducing agent with many applications in organic chemistry; contains the aluminohydride anion AlH4-
lithium aluminum hydride
Alternative spelling of lithium aluminium hydride
lithium hydride
LiH, a gray solid that reacts violently with water, and can ignite spontaneously in air; it has a number of industrial applications, and is used in the manufacture of lithium aluminium hydride
metal hydride
any compound in which hydrogen is bonded chemically to a metal or metalloid element
silicon hydride
any hydride of silicon; a silane
titanium hydride
The binary compound of titanium and hydrogen, TiH2, that is used in metallurgy etc. and, together with an oxidant, in pyrotechnic devices
nickel-metal hydride battery
(Elektrik, Elektronik) A nickel-metal hydride cell, abbreviated NiMH, is a type of rechargeable battery similar to the nickel-cadmium cell. The NiMH battery uses a hydrogen-absorbing alloy for the negative electrode instead of cadmium. As in NiCd cells, the positive electrode is nickel oxyhydroxide (NiOOH). A NiMH battery can have two to three times the capacity of an equivalent size nickel-cadmium battery. Compared to the lithium-ion cell, the volumetric energy density is similar but self-discharge is higher
nickel-metal hydride cell
(Elektrik, Elektronik) A nickel-metal hydride cell, abbreviated NiMH, is a type of rechargeable battery similar to the nickel-cadmium cell. The NiMH battery uses a hydrogen-absorbing alloy for the negative electrode instead of cadmium. As in NiCd cells, the positive electrode is nickel oxyhydroxide (NiOOH). A NiMH battery can have two to three times the capacity of an equivalent size nickel-cadmium battery. Compared to the lithium-ion cell, the volumetric energy density is similar but self-discharge is higher
A hydride
hydroguret
calcium hydride
a salt-like binary compound (CaH2) used as a reducing agent and source of hydrogen
hydrides
plural of hydride
sodium hydride
a flammable gray crystalline binary compound (NaH)
hydride
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