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IUPAC name
Calcium monohydride
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Other names
Calcium(I) hydride
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Properties | |
CaH | |
Molar mass | 41.085899 g/mol |
Appearance | glowing red gas |
reacts violently | |
Related compounds | |
Other cations
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Beryllium monohydride, Magnesium monohydride, Strontium monohydride, Barium monohydride, Potassium hydride |
Calcium 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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Calcium monohydride is a molecule composed of calcium and hydrogen with formula CaH. It can be found in stars as a gas formed when calcium atoms are present with hydrogen atoms.