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Does zinc react with nitrogen ? Is this reaction possible:

3Zn + N2 → Zn3N2

Or maybe there are another reaction?

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    – Nilay Ghosh
    Sep 26, 2020 at 16:00

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Wikipedia gives several synthetic routes to zinc nitride. One of these routes is electrical discharge between zinc electrodes in a nitrogen atmosphere. Synthesis without electrical discharge generally uses ammonia as the ultimate nitrogen source.

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