: a compound of hydrogen with a more electropositive element or group
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This structure leverages the high hydride ion conductivity of CeH3 and the stability of BaH2.
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2025
In a July 2025 journal article, physicist Florian Grussie and collaborators at the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics demonstrated that the first molecule to form in the universe, helium hydride, HeH⁺, could have been more abundant in the early universe than previously thought.
—Luke Keller, Space.com, 7 Sep. 2025
In a July 2025 journal article, physicist Florian Grussie and collaborators at the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics demonstrated that the first molecule to form in the universe, helium hydride, HeH⁺, could have been more abundant in the early universe than previously thought.
—ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
It can be converted into a metal hydride, but this process, which involves mixing it with stable isotopes, decreases its energy density.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Aug. 2025
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2025
In a July 2025 journal article, physicist Florian Grussie and collaborators at the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics demonstrated that the first molecule to form in the universe, helium hydride, HeH⁺, could have been more abundant in the early universe than previously thought.
—Luke Keller, Space.com, 7 Sep. 2025
In a July 2025 journal article, physicist Florian Grussie and collaborators at the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics demonstrated that the first molecule to form in the universe, helium hydride, HeH⁺, could have been more abundant in the early universe than previously thought.
—ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
It can be converted into a metal hydride, but this process, which involves mixing it with stable isotopes, decreases its energy density.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Aug. 2025
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“Hydride.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hydride. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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