Please help with this one. Why is LIAIH4 more reactive than NaBH4?Aluminum is more electronegative than boronLIAIH4 is less sterically hinderedThe counterion in LIAIH4 is smallerThe metal-hydrogen bond is more polarized

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Why is LIAIH4 more reactive than NaBH4?

Chemistry: Principles and Practice

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ISBN:9780534420123

Author:Daniel L. Reger, Scott R. Goode, David W. Ball, Edward Mercer

Publisher:Daniel L. Reger, Scott R. Goode, David W. Ball, Edward Mercer

Chapter20: Chemistry Of Hydrogen, Elements In Group 3a Through 6a, And The Noble Gases

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 20.42QE

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Why is LIAIH4 more reactive than NaBH4?
Aluminum is more electronegative than boron
LIAIH4 is less sterically hindered
The counterion in LIAIH4 is smaller
The metal-hydrogen bond is more polarized

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