Question

The hydride ion, H-, is a strogner base than the hydroxide ion, OH-. The product(s) of the reaction of hydride with water is/are _____.

A) OH- and H₂
B) H+ and H₂O
C) H- and OH+
D) H2 and O2

Answer 1

The products of the reaction between hydride and water are a hydronium ion and a hydroxide ion.

Step-by-step explanation:

The products of this reaction are a hydronium ion (H3O*) and a hydroxide ion (OH). The hydroxide ion, which has a negative charge, forms when a water molecule gives up a positively charged hydrogen ion (H¹). The hydronium ion, which has a positive charge, forms when another water molecule accepts the hydrogen ion.