Magnesium monohydride

Magnesium monohydride
Magnesium monohydride
Names
IUPAC name
Magnesium monohydride
Other names
Magnesium(I) hydride, Hydridomagnesium(•)
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
  • InChI=1S/Mg.H
    Key: RZCHRULKKYOSQS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • [H].[Mg]
Properties
MgH
Molar mass 25.313 g/mol
Appearance green glowing gas[1]
reacts violently
Related compounds
Other cations
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Magnesium monohydride is a molecular gas with formula MgH that exists at high temperatures, such as the atmospheres of the Sun and stars.[2] It was originally known as magnesium hydride, although that name is now more commonly used when referring to the similar chemical magnesium dihydride.

  1. ^ Ziurys, L. M.; Barclay Jr., W. L.; Anderson, M. A. (1993). "The millimeter-wave spectrum of the MgH and MgD radicals". The Astrophysical Journal. 402: L21–L24. Bibcode:1993ApJ...402L..21Z. doi:10.1086/186690. ISSN 0004-637X.
  2. ^ Bernath, Peter F. (October 2009). "Molecular astronomy of cool stars and sub-stellar objects". International Reviews in Physical Chemistry. 28 (4): 681–709. arXiv:0912.5085. Bibcode:2009IRPC...28..681B. doi:10.1080/01442350903292442. S2CID 119217993.