calcium hydride
Noun: A chemical compound with the formula CaH₂. It is a salt-like, grayish-white solid. Calcium hydride is primarily used as a drying agent for solvents, a powerful reducing agent in chemical synthesis, and a portable source of hydrogen gas.
Calcium hydride is a technical term used in chemistry and industrial contexts. It refers specifically to the binary compound of calcium and hydrogen. - It is commonly employed in laboratories to remove trace water from organic solvents. - It serves as a reducing agent to produce metals from their oxides. - When reacted with water, it generates hydrogen gas, making it useful in hydrogen generation systems.
- Noun:
- The chemist used calcium hydride to thoroughly dry the tetrahydrofuran before the sensitive reaction.
- In the field, calcium hydride canisters provide a convenient source of hydrogen for inflating weather balloons.
- "calcium hydride desiccant": Refers to its specific application for drying gases or liquids.
- The air-sensitive compound was stored in a desiccator containing calcium hydride desiccant.
- "reduction with calcium hydride": Describes a chemical process where it acts as the reducing agent.
- The synthesis involved the reduction with calcium hydride to obtain the pure metal.
- CaH₂: The chemical formula for calcium hydride.
- Hydrolith: A former trade name for calcium hydride, sometimes still encountered.
- Desiccant: A general term for a drying agent; calcium hydride is a specific type of desiccant.
- Reducing agent: A substance that donates electrons in a chemical reaction; calcium hydride functions as one.
- Hydrogen source (in the context of its ability to release H₂ gas)
- Drying agent (in the context of its desiccant properties)
Note: There are no direct, common one-word synonyms for this specific chemical compound.
This is a technical chemical compound term; it does not have phrasal verbs in the conventional linguistic sense. Related phrases are technical descriptions of its use, as shown in the 'Advanced Usage' section.
This is a technical, scientific term. It is not used in idiomatic expressions.
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a saltlike binary compound (CaH2) used as a reducing agent and source of hydrogen
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