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Lithium compounds: trilithium nitride

The lithium in trilithium nitride formally is in the oxidation state 1.

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Element percentages for the elements in trilithium nitride
Element	%
Li	59.79
N	40.21

One way to make lithium nitride is by the rection of lithium metal with pressurized nitrogen gas (> 10 atmospheres) at high temperatures

6Li(l) + N₂(g) (800°C, 10 atm) → 2Li₃N(s)

Crystal structure of trilithium nitride

What follows is the calculated isotope pattern for the Li₃N unit with the most intense ion set to 100%.

Formula: Li₃N₁

mass  %
32   0.1 
33   2.0 _
34  24.3 ____________
35 100.0 __________________________________________________
36   0.4

The data on these compounds pages are assembled and adapted from the primary literature and several other sources including the following.

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