Americium trihydride

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Americium trihydride
Names
Other names
Americium hydride
Identifiers
3D model (
JSmol
)
  • InChI=1S/Am.3H
    Key: BXJLKKMHMQLURG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • [Am].[H].[H].[H]
Properties
AmH3
Molar mass 246 g·mol−1
Density 9/76 g/cm3[1]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Americium trihydride is a binary inorganic compound of americium and hydrogen with the chemical formula AmH3.[2][3][4]

Physical properties

The compound crystalyzes with a hexagonal crystal structure. Stable at low temperatures.[5]

Chemical properties

Reaction of americium trihydride with nitrogen at 750 °C produces americium nitride:[6]

AmH3 + N2 → AmN + NH3

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