Barium hydride is a chemical compound with the chemical formula . WM Haynes. CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics 95 th ed. CRC Press, 2014. pp 4-50
Preparation and structure Barium hydride can be prepared by reacting elemental barium with hydrogen at relatively high temperatures between 150-200 °C:
Reactions Barium hydride reacts with oxygen and water. It is easily explosive when it is mixed with a solid oxidant such as a halide or chromate.Inorganic Chemistry Series Volume II Alkaline Earth Metal Boron-Aluminum Gallium Group. Science Press. pp 150. 4.1.2 Calcium Hydride, Hydrogen Chloride and Hydrogen
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