hmm....... wat i can tell..... wat i know..

alkalides are ions......

lik H- for hydride ........ Na- , and K- ... most importantly Li-( lithides) for alkalides.......

and now u can easily kno wwhy they are dimagnetic...

one thng .. if i udnt hve seen da ans..... hehe i ud surely hve wrote somethng related to organic.. lik ch3_..

hehe....... thnx for da ans........

--ides..are for -ve ions of electro+ve elements mainly ... i guess.......

lik LiH lithium hydride ........ similarly....... if Li has negative thn .... inverse of lithium hydride is da compound..

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