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Heated H2 reacts with alkaline earth metals to give ionic hydrides of which formula?
AMH3
BM2H
CMH2
DMH
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. MH2
Alkaline earth metals form divalent M2+, so two hydride ions are needed, giving MH2.
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