Calcium nitride
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| IUPAC name
Calcium nitride | |
| Other names
tricalcium dinitride | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.031.435 |
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| Properties | |
| Ca3N2 | |
| Molar mass | 148.25 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | red-brown crystalline solid |
| Density | 2.670 g/cm3 2.63 g/cm3 (17 °C) |
| Melting point | 1,195 °C (2,183 °F; 1,468 K) |
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| Structure | |
| Cubic, cI80 | |
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Calcium nitride is a chemical compound. Its chemical formula is Ca3N2. It contains calcium and nitride ions.
Properties
[change | change source]It is a red-brown solid. It reacts with water to make calcium hydroxide and ammonia. It reacts with hydrogen to make calcium hydride and calcium amide.
Preparation
[change | change source]It is made by burning calcium in nitrogen. It is also made when calcium burns in air.
Uses
[change | change source]It can be used as a source of the reactive nitride ion.
