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why does Lithium forms a nitride when reacted with nitrogen but other group one elements can not?

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Answered by debiparnaphadikar
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When Lithium reacts with nitrogen gas at room temperature (N2), it forms Lithium Nitride (Li3N) which is stable because the lattice energy released from the formation of Li3N is high enough to make the overall reaction exothermic.

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