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Hydroxide vs Hydride - What's the difference?

hydroxide | hydride |

In chemistry terms the difference between hydroxide and hydride

is that hydroxide is an univalent anion (OH-) based on the hydroxyl functional group while hydride is a compound of hydrogen with a more electropositive element.

hydroxide

English

Noun

(wikipedia hydroxide) (en noun)
  • (chemistry) An univalent anion (OH-) based on the hydroxyl functional group.
  • Any substance containing such an anion.
  • Derived terms

    * aluminium hydroxide, aluminum hydroxide * ammonium hydroxide * barium hydroxide * beryllium hydroxide * caesium hydroxide, cesium hydroxide * cadmium hydroxide * calcium hydroxide * gallium hydroxide * indium hydroxide * iron hydroxide * lithium hydroxide * magnesium hydroxide * methylmercury hydroxide * nickel hydroxide * plumbic hydroxide * potassium hydroxide * quaternary ammonium hydroxide * radium hydroxide * rubidium hydroxide * sodium hydroxide * stannic hydroxide * stannous hydroxide * strontium hydroxide * thallium hydroxide * zinc chromate hydroxide * zinc hydroxide * zirconium hydroxide

    See also

    * hydronium * hydrogen ion * pOH * pH

    hydride

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry) a compound of hydrogen with a more electropositive element
  • Derived terms

    *aluminium hydride *aluminohydride *beryllium hydride *bismuth hydride *borohydride *dihydride *fluorohydride *gallium hydride *indium hydride *lanthanide hydride *lead hydride *lithium aluminium hydride *lithium hydride *metal hydride *nickel hydride *palladium hydride *plutonium hydride *polonium hydride *selenium hydride *silicon hydride *sodium hydride *tellurium hydride *tetrahydride *thallium hydride *tin hydride *trihydride

    See also

    *alane *alkane *alkene *alkyne *alumane *ammonia *arsane *arsine *astatane *azane *bismuthane *bromane *carbane *chlorane *fluorane *gallane *germane *hydrazine *hydrogen peroxide *hydrogen selenide *hydrogen sulfide, hydrogen sulphide *hydrogen telluride *indigane *iodane *oxidane *phosphane *phosphine *plumbane *polane *selane *silane *stannane *stibane *stibine *sulfane, sulphane *tellane *thallane *water