Magnesium nickel hydride

Magnesium nickel hydride
Names
	IUPAC name Magnesium nickel hydride
	Other names Nickel magnesium hydride
Identifiers
CAS Number	Mg2NiD4:: 77340-45-5;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
	InChI InChI=1S/2Mg.Ni.4H/q2+2;;4-1 Key: XJFICWYDVPSDKB-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES [H-].[H-].[H-].[H-].[Mg+2].[Mg+2].[Ni];
Properties
Chemical formula	Mg2NiH4
Molar mass	111.33 g/mol
Appearance	black/brown
Density	2.71 g/cm3
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Magnesium nickel hydride is the chemical compound Mg₂NiH₄. It contains 3.6% by weight of hydrogen and has been studied as a potential hydrogen storage medium.^[1]^[2]

References

^ Zolliker, Peter; Yvon, K; Jorgensen, J. D; Rotella, F. J (1986). "Structural studies of the hydrogen storage material magnesium nickel hydride (Mg₂NiH₄). 2. Monoclinic low-temperature structure". Inorganic Chemistry. 25 (20): 3590. doi:10.1021/ic00240a012.
^ Li, Liquan; Akiyama, Tomohiro; Yagi, Jun-Ichiro (2000). "Hydrogen storage alloy of Mg2NiH4 hydride produced by hydriding combustion synthesis from powder of mixture metal". Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 308 (1–2): 98–103. doi:10.1016/S0925-8388(00)00906-3.

[1] Zolliker, Peter; Yvon, K; Jorgensen, J. D; Rotella, F. J (1986). "Structural studies of the hydrogen storage material magnesium nickel hydride (Mg₂NiH₄). 2. Monoclinic low-temperature structure". Inorganic Chemistry. 25 (20): 3590. doi:10.1021/ic00240a012.

[2] Li, Liquan; Akiyama, Tomohiro; Yagi, Jun-Ichiro (2000). "Hydrogen storage alloy of Mg2NiH4 hydride produced by hydriding combustion synthesis from powder of mixture metal". Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 308 (1–2): 98–103. doi:10.1016/S0925-8388(00)00906-3.

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