Which of the following elements does not form hydride by direct heating with hydrogen?
Be
Mg
Sr
Ba
As we learnt in
Hydrite of beryllium -
Prepared indirectly by reducing beryllium chloride with lithium aluminium hydride
- wherein
Beryllium does not form hydrides by direct heating. It is prepared by reducing Beryllium Chloride with Lithium Aluminium Hydride.
2BeCl2 + Li(AIH4) 2BeH2 + LiCl + AlCl3
Option 1)
Be
This option is correct
Option 2)
Mg
This option is incorrect
Option 3)
Sr
This option is incorrect
Option 4)
Ba
This option is incorrect