Plutonium tetrafluoride
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| IUPAC name
Plutonium(IV) fluoride
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| Other names
Plutonium tetrafluoride
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| Properties | |
| PuF4 | |
| Molar mass | 320 g/mol |
| Appearance | reddish-brown monoclinic crystals |
| Density | 7.1 g/cm3 |
| Melting point | 1,027 °C (1,881 °F; 1,300 K) |
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| Monoclinic, mS60 | |
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Plutonium(IV) fluoride is a chemical compound with the formula (PuF4). Like all plutonium compounds, is subject to control under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
Metallic plutonium is produced by reacting plutonium tetrafluoride with barium, calcium or lithium at 1200 °C:
- PuF4 + 2 Ba → 2 BaF2 + Pu
- PuF4 + 2 Ca → 2 CaF2 + Pu
- PuF4 + 4 Li → 4 LiF + Pu
References
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- ^ Lide, David R. (1998), Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.), Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, pp. 4–76, ISBN 0-8493-0594-2
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