Answer: Magnesium Nitride
Explanation:
The formula of Magnesium Nitride is given as Mg₃N₂
3 Mg + N₂→ Mg₃N₂
Magnesium forms cation with 2+ charge and nitrogen forms anion with 3- charge.
Hence, by criss-cross method, the compound formed will be Mg₃N₂
Mg₃N₂ is an ionic compound because magnesium element is a metal and Nitrogen element is a non-metal.
The nomenclature of ionic compounds is given by:
1. Positive ion i.e. cation name is written first.
2. The name of the negative ion i.e. anion is written next and a suffix is added at the end of the cation. The suffix written is '-ide'.
Thus, the name of Mg₃N₂ is Magnesium Nitride.
