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Hydrogen is generally considered a non-metal, and a non-metal and a metal often makes a salt. However, lithium hydride seems like a special case. The wikipedia article does not clearly state if the compound is a salt or not, only describing it as "salt-like". Other again sugges

Structurally, it makes sense to classify it as a salt, due to the network structure, but are there any clear definition to settle where the compound belongs?

LiH

Hydrogen is generally considered a non-metal, and a non-metal and a metal often makes a salt. However, lithium hydride seems like a special case. The wikipedia article does not clearly state if the compound is a salt or not, only describing it as "salt-like". Other again sugges

Structurally, it makes sense to classify it as a salt, due to the network structure, but are there any clear definition to settle where the compound belongs?

LiH

Hydrogen is generally considered a non-metal, and a non-metal and a metal often makes a salt. However, lithium hydride seems like a special case. The wikipedia article does not clearly state if the compound is a salt or not, only describing it as "salt-like".

Structurally, it makes sense to classify it as a salt, due to the network structure, but are there any clear definition to settle where the compound belongs?

LiH

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Is lithium hydride a salt?

Hydrogen is generally considered a non-metal, and a non-metal and a metal often makes a salt. However, lithium hydride seems like a special case. The wikipedia article does not clearly state if the compound is a salt or not, only describing it as "salt-like". Other again sugges

Structurally, it makes sense to classify it as a salt, due to the network structure, but are there any clear definition to settle where the compound belongs?

LiH