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Strontium nitride, Sr3N2, is produced by burning
strontium Strontium is the chemical element with the symbol Sr and atomic number 38. An alkaline earth metal, strontium is a soft silver-white yellowish metallic element that is highly chemically reactive. The metal forms a dark oxide layer when it is ex ...
metal in air (resulting in a mixture with
strontium oxide Strontium oxide or strontia, SrO, is formed when strontium reacts with oxygen. Burning strontium in air results in a mixture of strontium oxide and strontium nitride. It also forms from the decomposition of strontium carbonate SrCO3. It is a stron ...
) or in
nitrogen Nitrogen is the chemical element with the symbol N and atomic number 7. Nitrogen is a nonmetal and the lightest member of group 15 of the periodic table, often called the pnictogens. It is a common element in the universe, estimated at se ...
. Like other metal
nitride In chemistry, a nitride is an inorganic compound of nitrogen. The "nitride" anion, N3- ion, is very elusive but compounds of nitride are numerous, although rarely naturally occuring. Some nitrides have a find applications, such as wear-resistant ...
s, it reacts with water to give
strontium hydroxide Strontium hydroxide, Sr(OH)2, is a caustic alkali composed of one strontium ion and two hydroxide ions. It is synthesized by combining a strontium salt with a strong base. Sr(OH)2 exists in anhydrous, monohydrate, or octahydrate form. Prepar ...
and ammonia: :Sr3N2 + 6 H2O → 3 Sr(OH)2 + 2 NH3


See also

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Beryllium nitride Beryllium nitride, Be3N2, is a nitride of beryllium. It can be prepared from the elements at high temperature (1100–1500 °C);Egon Wiberg, Arnold Frederick Holleman (2001) ''Inorganic Chemistry'', Elsevier unlike beryllium azide or BeN6, ...
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Magnesium nitride Magnesium nitride, which possesses the chemical formula Mg3N2, is an inorganic compound of magnesium and nitrogen. At room temperature and pressure it is a greenish yellow powder. Preparation * By passing dry nitrogen over heated magnesium: : ...
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Calcium nitride Calcium nitride is the inorganic compound with the chemical formula Ca3 N2. It exists in various forms (isomorphs), α-calcium nitride being more commonly encountered. Structure α-Calcium nitride adopts an anti-bixbyite structure, similar to ...
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Barium nitride Barium is a chemical element with the symbol Ba and atomic number 56. It is the fifth element in group 2 and is a soft, silvery alkaline earth metal. Because of its high chemical reactivity, barium is never found in nature as a free element. The ...


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Nitrides Strontium compounds {{Inorganic-compound-stub