NEET2018ChemistryHydrogenActual
Assertion : Saline hydrides are non-volatile, non-conducting and crystalline solids. Reason : Saline hydrides are compounds of hydrogen with most of the p -block elements.
Options
- AIf both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
- BIf both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
- CIf assertion is true but reason is false.
- DIf both assertion and reason are false.
Correct answer
C. If assertion is true but reason is false.
Step-by-step solution
Saline or ionic hydrides are compounds of hydrogen with most of the s -block metals. However, with p -block metals hydrogen forms molecular or covalent hydrides.