Lead polonide

Lead polonide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
  • InChI=1S/Pb.Po
    Key: FNUHCZHQWJVXOP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • [Pb]=[Po]
Properties
PbPo
Molar mass 416 g·mol−1
Appearance black crystals
Density 9.64 g·cm−3[1]
Melting point 550–630 °C(decomposes)[2]
Related compounds
Other anions
Other cations
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Lead polonide is the polonide of lead, with the chemical formula of PbPo. It occurs naturally, as lead is produced in the alpha decay of polonium.[3]

Preparation

Lead polonide can be formed by reacting polonium vapour and lead under a vacuum.[4]

Properties

Lead polonide has a sodium chloride structure, which is the same as lead telluride. It has a cubic crystal structure, with the space group Fm3m (No. 225), with lattice constant a = 6.59 Å.[5]

References

  1. ^ Harvey V. Moyer (1956), Chemical Properties of Polonium, p. 96, doi:10.2172/4367751
  2. ^ Terumitsu Miura, Toru Obara, Hiroshi Sekimoto (Nov 2007), "Experimental verification of thermal decomposition of lead polonide", Annals of Nuclear Energy, vol. 34, no. 11, pp. 926–930, Bibcode:2007AnNuE..34..926M, doi:10.1016/j.anucene.2007.05.009{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Weigel, F. (1959). "Chemie des Poloniums". Angewandte Chemie. 71 (9): 289–316. Bibcode:1959AngCh..71..289W. doi:10.1002/ange.19590710902.
  4. ^ A. P. Hagen (Sep 2009), Inorganic Reactions and Methods, The Formation of Bonds to Group VIB (O, S, Se, Te, Po) Elements, John Wiley & Sons, p. 161, ISBN 978-0470145401
  5. ^ Richard Dalven (Dec 1973), Recent Studies Of Lead Polonide (PbPo), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Link Archived 2021-06-28 at the Wayback Machine)