Magnesium nickel hydride

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Magnesium nickel hydride
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Names
IUPAC name
Magnesium nickel hydride
Other names
Nickel magnesium hydride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
  • InChI=1S/2Mg.Ni.4H/q2*+2;;4*-1
    Key: XJFICWYDVPSDKB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • [H-].[H-].[H-].[H-].[Mg+2].[Mg+2].[Ni]
Properties
Mg2NiH4
Molar mass 111.335 g·mol−1
AppearanceReddish-brown crystalline solid [1]
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).

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. [2] [3]

References

  1. ↑ Selvam, P; Yvon, K (1991). "Synthesis of Mg
    2    FeH
    6    , Mg
    2    CoH
    5     and Mg
    2    NiH
    4     by high-pressure sintering of the elements". International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 16 (9): 615–617. doi:10.1016/0360-3199(91)90085-W.
  2. ↑ Zolliker, Peter; Yvon, K.; Jorgensen, J. D.; Rotella, F. J. (September 1986). "Structural studies of the hydrogen storage material magnesium nickel hydride (Mg
    2    NiH
    4    ). 2. Monoclinic low-temperature structure". Inorganic Chemistry. 25 (20): 3590–3593. doi:10.1021/ic00240a012.
  3. ↑ Li, Liquan; Akiyama, Tomohiro; Yagi, Jun-ichiro (August 2000). "Hydrogen storage alloy of Mg
    2    NiH
    4     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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