Lithium hydride (LiH) is a source of hydride ion, shown below.

As you can see, the hydride ion has a negative charge (it is an anion) and a lone pair of electrons. When thrown into water, the hydride ion makes the water strongly basic. Write a reaction that shows how the hydride ion reacts with water to make the water basic. Then explain in English what the hydride ion does to water molecules to make the resulting solution basic.

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