ALTHOUGH the chemistry of the nitrides is of considerable interest from many points of view, little is definitely known concerning these compounds. Since the discovery of azoimide, which reacts with metals to form a class of nitrides, i t became of interest to compare the properties of the latter with nitrogen compounds of the metals obtained by other means. Iron nitride, from its fairly easy decomposability, appeared likely to present some interesting reactions and possibly t o allow of a determination of its heat of formation. The earliest work on the combination of iron and nitrogen was
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