Mg2Ni is Fluorite structured and crystallizes in the cubic Fm-3m space group. Mg(1) is bonded to four equivalent Ni(1) atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing MgNi4 tetrahedra. Ni(1) is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to eight equivalent Mg(1) atoms.
Mg2Ni is Fluorite structured and crystallizes in the cubic Fm-3m space group. Mg(1) is bonded to four equivalent Ni(1) atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing MgNi4 tetrahedra. All Mg(1)-Ni(1) bond lengths are 2.66 Å. Ni(1) is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to eight equivalent Mg(1) atoms.