Plutonium tetrafluoride
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| Names | |
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| IUPAC name
Plutonium(IV) fluoride | |
| Other names
Plutonium tetrafluoride | |
| Identifiers | |
13709-56-3  | |
| ChemSpider | 14074494  |
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| PubChem | 139558 |
| 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) |
| Structure | |
| Crystal structure | Monoclinic, mS60 |
| Space group | C12/c1, No. 15 |
| Except where noted otherwise, data is 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
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