Group IA alkali metals form covalent hydrides - true or false?

True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is B
False

Alkali metals form ionic hydrides and not covalent hydrides. These metals are much more electropositive than Hydrogen and so hydrogen forms the hydride anion.

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