You are a chemist working in your laboratory. In your storage closet you have a cabinet that holds only samples of pure elements, no compounds. While looking for a sample of lithium (L.), you notice that the label on one bottle has worn off. The
room is at normal temperature. The contents of the bottle are liquid and do not look metallic. What element should you
relabel the bottle as?

explanation:

a

the term hydride is commonly named after binary compounds that hydrogen forms with other elements of the periodic table. hydride compounds in general form with almost any element, except a few noble gases. the trends and properties vary according to the type of intermolecular force that bonds the elements together, the temperature, its molecular masses, and other components. hydrides are classified into three major groups, depending on what elements the hydrogen bonds to. the three major groups are covalent, ionic, and metallic hydrides. formally, hydride is known as the negative ion of a hydrogen, h-, also called a hydride ion. because of this negative charge, hydrides have reducing, or basic properties. its special characteristics will be further discussed.

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