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The oxidation state of hydrogen in hydrides is -1.(a) true(b) falseI got this question by my school principal while I was bunking the class.Question is from Hydrogen in division Hydrogen of Chemistry – Class 11

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Right answer is (a) true

To explain I would say: The compounds of hydrogen with METALS and nonmetals are called hydrides and their Oxidation state is -1. The examples are sodium HYDRIDE, calcium hydride, magnesium hydride ETC. There are many types of hydrides like ionic hydrides, molecular hydrides covalent hydrides etc.



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