Plutonium silicide

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Plutonium silicide
Names
Other names
Plutonium monosilicide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
  • InChI=1S/Pu.Si
    Key: OBLLPTWSBXXIIY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • [Pu].[Si]
Properties
PuSi
Molar mass 272.09 g/mol
AppearanceGrey crystals
Density 10.15
Melting point 1,576 [1]  °C (2,869 °F; 1,849 K)
insoluble
Hazards
GHS labelling:
Warning
Related compounds
Related compounds
 Neptunium silicide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Plutonium silicide is a binary inorganic compound of plutonium and silicon with the chemical formula PuSi. [2] [3] [4] The compound forms gray crystals.

Contents

Synthesis

Reaction of plutonium dioxide and silicon carbide:

Reaction of plutonium trifluoride with silicon:

Physical properties

Plutonium silicide forms gray crystals of orthorhombic crystal system, space group Pnma, cell parameters: a = 0.7933 nm, b = 0.3847 nm, c = 0.5727 nm, Z = 4, TiSi type structure.

At a temperature of 72 K, plutonium silicide undergoes a ferromagnetic transition. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Macintyre, Jane E. (July 23, 1992). Dictionary of Inorganic Compounds. CRC Press. p. 3783. ISBN   9780412301209 . Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  2. ↑ Krikorian, Oscar H.; Hagerty, David C. (1 May 1990). "Exchange reactions of plutonium with silicides and estimation of the enthalpy of formation of Pu5Si3". Journal of Nuclear Materials . 171 (2–3): 237–244. Bibcode:1990JNuM..171..237K. doi:10.1016/0022-3115(90)90371-S. ISSN   0022-3115 . Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "plutonium silicide - 一矽化鈽". terms.naer.edu.tw. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  4. ↑ Fish, B. R.; Keilholtz, G. W.; Snyder, W. S.; Swisher, S. D. (November 1972). CALCULATION OF DOSES DUE TO ACCIDENTALLY RELEASED PLUTONIUM FROM AN LMFBR (PDF). Nuclear Safety Information Center. p. 39. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  5. ↑ Boulet, P.; Wastin, F.; Colineau, E.; Griveau, J. C.; Rebizant, J. (July 2003). "The binary system Pu–Si: crystallochemistry and magnetic properties". Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter . 15 (28): S2305–S2308. Bibcode:2003JPCM...15S2305B. doi:10.1088/0953-8984/15/28/372. ISSN   0953-8984. S2CID   250907789 . Retrieved 16 August 2021.
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