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Plutonium(IV) iodate
Names
Other names
Plutonium tetraiodate
Identifiers
Properties
Pu(IO3)4
Molar mass 943.61
Appearance Green to brown transition depending on crystal angle [1]
Density 6.074 g·cm-3(−80 °C) [2]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Plutonium(IV) iodate is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula Pu(IO3)4, it is a salt which decomposes into plutonium(IV) oxide above 540 °C. [3] It can be generated in the reaction of plutonium(IV) nitrate and iodic acid, but this method cannot obtain a pure product; [3] Another preparation method is the reaction of plutonium(IV) nitrate or plutonium(IV) chloride with potassium iodate and dilute nitric acid. [4] It can crystallize in the tetragonal crystal system with space group P42/n. [2]

References

  1. ^ Travis Henry Bray. Crossroads and Terminations in Transuranium Chemistry. Auburn University, 2008.
  2. ^ a b Bray, Travis H.; Ling, Jie; Choi, Eun Sang; Brooks, James S.; Beitz, James V.; Sykora, Richard E.; Haire, Richard G.; Stanbury, David M.; Albrecht-Schmitt, Thomas E. (2007-04-30). "Critical Role of Water Content in the Formation and Reactivity of Uranium, Neptunium, and Plutonium Iodates under Hydrothermal Conditions: Implications for the Oxidative Dissolution of Spent Nuclear Fuel". Inorganic Chemistry. 46 (9): 3663–3668. doi: 10.1021/ic070170d. ISSN  0020-1669.
  3. ^ a b Dawson, J. K.; Elliott, R. M. The thermogravimetry of some plutonium compounds. Atomic Energy Research Estab. (Gt. Brit.), 1957.
  4. ^ Zolotov, Yu. A. (Oct 2006). "News in Zhurnal Analiticheskoi Khimii". Journal of Analytical Chemistry. 61 (10): 935–935. doi: 10.1134/s1061934806100017. ISSN  1061-9348.