<Dl> <Dd> Mg N + 6 H O → 3 Mg (OH) + 2 NH </Dd> </Dl> <Dd> Mg N + 6 H O → 3 Mg (OH) + 2 NH </Dd> <P> In fact, when magnesium is burned in air, some magnesium nitride is formed in addition to the principal product, magnesium oxide . </P> <P> Magnesium nitride was the catalyst in the first practical synthesis of borazon (cubic boron nitride). </P>

Magnesium nitride reacts with water to produce magnesium hydroxide and ammonia