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Saline hydrides :
  1. are dehydrating agents
  2. are stable towards water and alcohol
  3. are formed by transition metals
  4. are very poor reducing agents

A
are dehydrating agents
B
are stable towards water and alcohol
C
are formed by transition metals
D
are very poor reducing agents
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Saline hydrides are formed by alkali metals and alkaline earth metals (not transition metals). They are good reducing agents and are readily decomposed by water and alcohol to liberate hydrogen. They also act as powerful dehydrating agents.

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