I-calcium hydride iqhinga leekhemikhali nefomula cah2. Yinto emhlophe, i-crystalline esebenzayo kwaye iqhele ukusetyenziswa njengearhente eyomileyo kwi-synthesic synthesi. I-complate iqulathe i-calcium, intsimbi, kunye ne-hydride, i-hydrogen ihlawulwe kakubi i-hydrogen ion. I-calcium hydride yaziwa ngamandla ayo okusabela ngamanzi ukuvelisa igesi ye-hydrogen, esenza kube yindawo eluncedo yokuqalisa kwimichiza eyahlukeneyo yokuphendula.
Enye yezinto eziphambili ze-calcium hydride sydride kukukwazi ukufunxa umswakama emoyeni. Oku kwenza ukuba kunqwenele inkanuko efanelekileyo, okanye iarhente eyomisayo, elabhoratri kunye noseto loshishino. Xa ityhilwe kumswakama, i-calcium hydride i-windows kunye namanzi ukwenza i-calcium hydroxide negesi ye-hydrogen. Le ndlela ikhuphayo ikhupha ubushushu kwaye inceda ekususeni amanzi kwindawo engqongileyo, iyenza iluncedo ekusukeleni iminxeba eyomileyo kunye nezinye izinto.
Ukongeza ekusetyenzisweni kwayo njengearhente eyomileyo, i-calcium hydride ikwasetyenziswa kwimveliso yegesi ye-hydrogen. Xa i-calcium hydride inyangwa ngamanzi, iqhubeka nempendulo yemichiza ekhupha igesi ye-hydrogen. Le nkqubo, eyaziwa ngokuba yi-hydrolysis, yindlela elula yokuvelisa i-hydrogen elabhoratri. Igesi ye-hydrogen evelisiweyo inokusetyenziswa kwizicelo ezahlukeneyo, kubandakanya iiseli zepetroli kunye nearhente yokunciphisa ukuphendula kwiikhemikhali.
I-calcium hydride ikwasetyenziswa kwi-synthesis yezinto ezivulekileyo. Ukukwazi kwayo ukususa amanzi kumxube wokuphendula kwenza isixhobo esibalulekileyo kwi-scheristry. Ngokusebenzisa i-calcium hydride njengearhente eyomileyo, oochwephesha banokuqinisekisa ukuba ukuqhubeka kwawo kuqhubeka phantsi kweemeko ezinamaswayo, ezihlala zibalulekile kwimpumelelo yokuphendula okuthile.
Ukuqukumbela, i-calcium hydride yindawo eguquguqukayo kunye noluhlu lwezicelo ezibalulekileyo kwi-chemistry. Amandla ayo afumana umswakama kwaye akhulule igesi ye-hydrogen yenza isixhobo esibalulekileyo kubaphandi kunye noochwephesha bamachiza abatshayo. Nokuba isetyenziswa njengearhente eyomileyo, igesi ye-hydrogen, okanye i-regent kwi-ornthesic synthesi, i-calcium hydride idlala indima ebalulekileyo kwicandelo le chemistry.