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Grade 12Inorganic Chemistry

why only Be and Mg hydrides form polymeric structures? not other top elements of each group?

12:53 pmtop elements of each group have high electron density

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9 Years agoGrade 12
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9 Years ago
Due to being small sizes in the periodic table  and haas raoid tendency to decompoe into their component elements. Therefore, Be and  Mg hydrides form polymeric structures.