Abstract: Low voltage, low amperage electrolytic processes employing graphitic carbon as the cathode are disclosed. Unique inorganic water soluble complexes are produced when electrolytes are employed containing non-metallic compounds which may be reduced or hydrogenated to provide hydrogen-containing, electrically charged radicals, specifically hydrides, such as NH.sub.x, SH.sub.x and PH.sub.x. The complexes appear to be polymeric in nature, and contain graphitic carbon and/or any non-alkaline metal selected from Groups I-VIII of the Periodic Table as a backbone, depending upon the nature of the anode and the electrolytic process employed.