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
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
It is made by burning calcium in nitrogen. It is also made when calcium burns in air.
Uses
It can be used as a source of the reactive nitride ion.
