Mg3N2 = Mg + N2

Mg_3N_2 magnesium nitride ⟶ Mg magnesium + N_2 nitrogen

Balance the chemical equation algebraically: Mg_3N_2 ⟶ Mg + N_2 Add stoichiometric coefficients, c_i, to the reactants and products: c_1 Mg_3N_2 ⟶ c_2 Mg + c_3 N_2 Set the number of atoms in the reactants equal to the number of atoms in the products for Mg and N: Mg: | 3 c_1 = c_2 N: | 2 c_1 = 2 c_3 Since the coefficients are relative quantities and underdetermined, choose a coefficient to set arbitrarily. To keep the coefficients small, the arbitrary value is ordinarily one. For instance, set c_1 = 1 and solve the system of equations for the remaining coefficients: c_1 = 1 c_2 = 3 c_3 = 1 Substitute the coefficients into the chemical reaction to obtain the balanced equation: Answer: | | Mg_3N_2 ⟶ 3 Mg + N_2

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magnesium nitride ⟶ magnesium + nitrogen

Construct the equilibrium constant, K, expression for: Mg_3N_2 ⟶ Mg + N_2 Plan: • Balance the chemical equation. • Determine the stoichiometric numbers. • Assemble the activity expression for each chemical species. • Use the activity expressions to build the equilibrium constant expression. Write the balanced chemical equation: Mg_3N_2 ⟶ 3 Mg + N_2 Assign stoichiometric numbers, ν_i, using the stoichiometric coefficients, c_i, from the balanced chemical equation in the following manner: ν_i = -c_i for reactants and ν_i = c_i for products: chemical species | c_i | ν_i Mg_3N_2 | 1 | -1 Mg | 3 | 3 N_2 | 1 | 1 Assemble the activity expressions accounting for the state of matter and ν_i: chemical species | c_i | ν_i | activity expression Mg_3N_2 | 1 | -1 | ([Mg3N2])^(-1) Mg | 3 | 3 | ([Mg])^3 N_2 | 1 | 1 | [N2] The equilibrium constant symbol in the concentration basis is: K_c Mulitply the activity expressions to arrive at the K_c expression: Answer: | | K_c = ([Mg3N2])^(-1) ([Mg])^3 [N2] = (([Mg])^3 [N2])/([Mg3N2])

Construct the rate of reaction expression for: Mg_3N_2 ⟶ Mg + N_2 Plan: • Balance the chemical equation. • Determine the stoichiometric numbers. • Assemble the rate term for each chemical species. • Write the rate of reaction expression. Write the balanced chemical equation: Mg_3N_2 ⟶ 3 Mg + N_2 Assign stoichiometric numbers, ν_i, using the stoichiometric coefficients, c_i, from the balanced chemical equation in the following manner: ν_i = -c_i for reactants and ν_i = c_i for products: chemical species | c_i | ν_i Mg_3N_2 | 1 | -1 Mg | 3 | 3 N_2 | 1 | 1 The rate term for each chemical species, B_i, is 1/ν_i(Δ[B_i])/(Δt) where [B_i] is the amount concentration and t is time: chemical species | c_i | ν_i | rate term Mg_3N_2 | 1 | -1 | -(Δ[Mg3N2])/(Δt) Mg | 3 | 3 | 1/3 (Δ[Mg])/(Δt) N_2 | 1 | 1 | (Δ[N2])/(Δt) (for infinitesimal rate of change, replace Δ with d) Set the rate terms equal to each other to arrive at the rate expression: Answer: | | rate = -(Δ[Mg3N2])/(Δt) = 1/3 (Δ[Mg])/(Δt) = (Δ[N2])/(Δt) (assuming constant volume and no accumulation of intermediates or side products)

| magnesium nitride | magnesium | nitrogen formula | Mg_3N_2 | Mg | N_2 name | magnesium nitride | magnesium | nitrogen IUPAC name | | magnesium | molecular nitrogen

| magnesium nitride | magnesium | nitrogen molar mass | 100.93 g/mol | 24.305 g/mol | 28.014 g/mol phase | | solid (at STP) | gas (at STP) melting point | | 648 °C | -210 °C boiling point | | 1090 °C | -195.79 °C density | 2.71 g/cm^3 | 1.738 g/cm^3 | 0.001251 g/cm^3 (at 0 °C) solubility in water | | reacts | insoluble surface tension | | | 0.0066 N/m dynamic viscosity | | | 1.78×10^-5 Pa s (at 25 °C) odor | | | odorless