Explanatory notes
… others being non‑metals or metals. (A) HYDRIDES The most important hydride is calcium hydride (CaH 2 ) (hydrolith) … (and aluminium‑lithium), sodium, potassium, strontium, antimony, nickel, titanium, zirconium, tin, lead, etc. This … less sensitive to heat than the latter. Used for preparing primer explosives for detonators. (2) Lead azide (PbN 6 ). …