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Hydrides of alkaline earth metals do not posses same nature. Comment 

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BeH_(2)` is covalent and polymeric `MgH_(2)` is aprtly ionic and polumeric .
Hydrides of Ca, Sr and Ba are ionic .
They are called saline hydrides and are thermally very stable .
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