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Strontium hydride | |
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3D model (JSmol) |
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| ChemSpider | |
| ECHA InfoCard | 100.033.681 |
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| UN number | 1409[1] |
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| Properties | |
| SrH2 | |
| Molar mass | 89.64 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | white crystal |
| reacts (produces hydrogen gas and strontium hydroxide | |
| Vapor pressure | 8 mmHg (1.1 kPa) (99% purity, 700 °C (1,292 °F)) |
| Hazards | |
| GHS labelling:[1] | |
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| Danger | |
| H228, H260, H314 | |
| P101, P102, P103, P231+P232, P303+P361+P353, P305+P351+P338, P403+P233, P422, P501 | |
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Strontium hydride is an inorganic compound with a chemical formula SrH2.
Preparation
[edit]Strontium hydride can be prepared by combining strontium and hydrogen:[2]
- Sr + H2 → SrH2
This reaction must be performed in oxygen free conditions. Optimal yields (99%+) were only achieved with redistilled strontium at temperatures between 200 and 250 °C (392 and 482 °F) using hydrogen prepared electrolytically, with all oxygen catalytically removed, and dried by passing through phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5).[2]
Strontium hydride reacts with water and produces hydrogen and strontium hydroxide:
- SrH2 + 2 H2O → 2 H2 + Sr(OH)2
References
[edit]- 1 2 "SDS - Strontium hydride 99.5%" (PDF). sds.strem.com. Newburyport, MA: STREM Chemicals, Inc. 17 July 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
- 1 2 Häuptli, Gerard (1957). Ueber die Reindarstellung von Strontium und Strontiumhydrid und die Bestimmung des Dissoziationsdruckes des Hydrides [On the Preparation of Pure Strontium and Strontium Hydride and the Determination of the Dissociation Pressure of the Hydride] (pdf) (PhD thesis) (in German). ETH Zurich. pp. 33–34. doi:10.3929/ethz-a-000096715. hdl:20.500.11850/134376.