Strontium hydride is an inorganic compound with a chemical formula .
Preparation Strontium hydride can be prepared by combining strontium and hydrogen:
This reaction must be performed in oxygen free conditions. Optimal yields (99%+) were only achieved with redistilled strontium at temperatures between using hydrogen prepared electrolytically, with all oxygen catalytically removed, and dried by passing through phosphorus pentoxide ().
Strontium hydride reacts with water and produces hydrogen and strontium hydroxide:
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