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Hydrides of elements of Groups 3–5 are g...

Hydrides of elements of Groups 3–5 are generally called

A

interstitial hydrides

B

ionic hydrides

C

polymeric hydrides

D

complex hydrides

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Hydrides of elements of Group 3–5 are generally called interstitial hydrides because in these hydrides, hydrogen atoms, being small in size, occupy some interstitial sites in the metallic lattice producing distortion without any change in its type.
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