Calcium nitride

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| ImageCaption = Unit cell containing 31 nitride ions (white) and 48 calcium ions (red). Each nitride is surrounded by six calcium, and each calcium by four nitride ions.

| IUPACName = Calcium nitride

| OtherNames = tricalcium dinitride

|Section1={{Chembox Identifiers

| CASNo_Ref = {{cascite|correct|CAS}}

| CASNo = 12013-82-0

| ChemSpiderID = 10617534

| PubChem = 3387080

| EINECS = 234-592-9

| SMILES = [Ca]=N[Ca]N=[Ca]

| SMILES2 = [Ca+2].[Ca+2].[Ca+2].[N-3].[N-3]

| SMILES3 = [Ca]=[N-].[Ca+2].[N-]=[Ca]

| InChI = InChI=1S/3Ca.2N

| InChI2 = InChI=1S/3Ca.2N/q3*+2;2*-3

| InChI3 = InChI=1S/3Ca.2N/q;;+2;2*-1

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|Section2={{Chembox Properties

| Ca=3 | N=2

| Appearance = red-brown crystalline solid

| Density = 2.670 g/cm³
2.63 g/cm³ (17 °C)

| MeltingPtC = 1195

| BoilingPtC =

| Solubility = decomposes

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|Section3={{Chembox Structure

| CrystalStruct = Cubic, cI80

| SpaceGroup = Ia-3, No. 206

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|Section7={{Chembox Hazards

| MainHazards =

| FlashPt =

| AutoignitionPt =

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| Section8 = {{Chembox Related

| OtherCations = Beryllium nitride
Magnesium nitride
Strontium nitride
Barium nitride
Radium nitride
Zinc nitride
Aluminium nitride
Lithium nitride
Sodium nitride
Potassium nitride

| OtherAnions = {{ubl|Calcium fluoride|Calcium oxide}}

| OtherCompounds = {{ubl|Ammonia|Calcium amide|Calcium imide}}

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Calcium nitride is the inorganic compound with the chemical formula Ca₃N₂.{{ Cite book | title = Concise Encyclopedia Chemistry | author = Eagleson, M. | year = 1994 | publisher = Walter de Gruyter | page = [https://archive.org/details/conciseencyclope00eagl/page/160 160] | url = https://archive.org/details/conciseencyclope00eagl | url-access = registration | quote = Calcium nitride. | isbn = 3-11-011451-8 }} It exists in various forms (isomorphs), α-calcium nitride being more commonly encountered.