Correct the faulty statements in the following description of hydrogen compounds. Hydrogen, the lightest element, forms thermodynamically
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Correct the faulty statements in the following description of hydrogen compounds. ‘Hydrogen, the lightest element, forms thermodynamically stable compounds with all of the nonmetals and most metals. The isotopes of hydrogen have mass numbers of 1, 2, and 3, and the isotope of mass number 2 is radioactive. The structures of the hydrides of the Group 1 and 2 elements are typical of ionic compounds because the H− ion is compact and has a well-defined radius. The structures of the hydrogen compounds of the nonmetals are adequately described by VSEPR theory. The compound NaBH4 is a versatile reagent because it has greater hydridic character than the simple Group 1 hydrides such as NaH. Heavy element hydrides such as the tin hydrides frequently undergo radical reactions, in part because of the low E–H bond energy. The boron hydrides are called electron-deficient compounds because they are easily reduced by hydrogen.’
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Inorganic Chemistry
ISBN: 9780198768128
7th Edition
Authors: Mark Weller, Tina Overton, Jonathan Rourke