Americium nitride is a binary inorganic compound of americium and nitride with the chemical formula .
Preparation Americium can be obtained from the reaction of metallic americium with nitrogen or ammonia at 750–800°C:
It can also be obtained from the reaction of americium trihydride () with nitrogen at 750 °C:
Chemical properties Americium nitride reacts with cadmium chloride to form americium trichloride:
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