Potassium polonide
| Names | |
|---|---|
| Preferred IUPAC name
Potassium polonide | |
| Properties | |
| K2Po | |
| Molar mass | 287.18 g/mol |
| Appearance | greyish[1] |
| Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
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Potassium polonide is a chemical compound with the formula K2Po. It is a polonide, a set of very chemically stable compounds of polonium.[2][3]
Characteristics
Potassium polonide is thermally more unstable and has stronger electron affinity than potassium telluride (K2Te).[2][3]
Production
Potassium polonide may be produced from a redox reaction between hydrogen polonide and potassium metal:[2][3]
- H2Po + 2 K → K2Po + H2
It may also be produced by heating potassium and polonium together at 300–400 °C.[1] At higher temperature, this reaction may reverse.
Crystal structure
Like sodium polonide, potassium polonide has the antifluorite structure.[2][3]
References
- 1 2 Bagnall, K. W. (1962). "The Chemistry of Polonium". Advances in Inorganic Chemistry and Radiochemistry. New York: Academic Press. pp. 197–230. ISBN 9780120236046. Retrieved June 17, 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, Alan (1984). Chemistry of the Elements. Oxford: Pergamon Press. p. 899. ISBN 0-08-022057-6.
- 1 2 3 4 Moyer, Harvey V. (1956), "Chemical Properties of Polonium", in Moyer, Harvey V., Polonium, Oak Ridge, Tenn.: United States Atomic Energy Commission, pp. 33–96, doi:10.2172/4367751, TID-5221.
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