Zinc hydride
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| IUPAC name
Zinc(II) hydride | |
| Systematic IUPAC name
Zinc dihydride | |
| Other names
Zinc hydride Zincane | |
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| Properties | |
| ZnH2 | |
| Molar mass | 67.425 g/mol |
| Appearance | White crystals |
| Structure | |
| linear at Zn | |
| linear | |
| 0 D | |
| Related compounds | |
Related compounds |
Mercury(II) hydride Cadmium(II) hydride |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Zinc hydride is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula ZnH2. It is a white, odourless solid which slowly decomposes into its elements at room temperature; despite this it is the most stable of the binary first row transition metal hydrides. A variety of coordination compounds containing Zn–H bonds are used as reducing agents, but ZnH2 itself has no common applications.