Question

Is HCl a hydride?

Answer 1

Hydrochloride acid(HCl) is a hydride. To form a compound, hydrogen must combine with one or more nonmetals, forming covalent hydrides. Hydrogen bonds with chlorine in hydrochloric acid (HCl), is a covalent hydride.

Covalent hydride: When hydrogen combines with other electronegative elements such as Si, C, etc., they form covalent hydrides.

1. The most typical examples are CH₄ and NH₃.
2. Covalent hydride is the name given to substances that are formed when hydrogen reacts with nonmetals.
3. Both volatile and non-volatile substances share a covalent bond. Covalent hydrides can also exist as a liquid or a gas.
4. SiH₄ is an example of a covalent hydride (silane).

Hence, HCl is a hydride.