Q.

Statement I: Saline hydrides are non volatile, non conducting and crystalline solids
Statement II : Saline hydrides are compounds of hydrogen with most of the p - block elements

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a

Statement I and Statement II are true.

b

Statement I is false and Statement II is true.

c

Statement I is true and  statement II is false.

d

Statement I and Statement II are false.

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

Saline hydrides are ionic compounds and crystalline in nature. In solid state they are non conductors of heat electricity.
Due to strong inter ionic attractions they possess high boiling points and hence they are non volatile
Saline [Ionic] hydrides are formed by IA & IIA group element[S-block]
Exception BeH2,MgH2 are covalent in nature. So
Statement I is true and  statement II is false.

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