Magnesium monohydride

Magnesium monohydride
Names
	IUPAC name Magnesium monohydride
	Other names Magnesium(I) hydride, Hydridomagnesium(•)
Identifiers
CAS Number	14332-53-7 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
	InChI InChI=1S/Mg.H Key: RZCHRULKKYOSQS-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES [H].[Mg];
Properties
Chemical formula	MgH
Molar mass	25.313 g/mol
Appearance	green glowing gas
Solubility in water	reacts violently
Related compounds
Other cations	Beryllium monohydride; Calcium monohydride; Strontium monohydride; Barium monohydride; Potassium hydride;
Related Magnesium hydrides	Magnesium hydride; Tetramagnesium hexahydride;
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

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.

^ 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.
^ 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.

[Ziurys1993-1] 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.

[bernath09-2] 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.

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