Polonium monoxide

Polonium monoxide
Names
Systematic IUPAC name
Polonium monoxide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
  • InChI=1S/O.Po/q-2;+2
  • [Po+2].[O-2]
Properties
PoO
Molar mass 224.98 g/mol
Appearance black solid[1][2]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Polonium monoxide (also known as polonium(II) oxide) is a chemical compound with the formula PoO. It is one of three oxides of polonium, the other two being polonium dioxide (PoO2) and polonium trioxide (PoO3). It is an interchalcogen.

Appearance and preparation

Polonium monoxide is a black solid. It is formed during the radiolysis of polonium sulfite (PoSO3) and polonium selenite (PoSeO3).[1][2]

Chemistry

On contact with oxygen or water, both polonium monoxide and its related hydroxide (polonium(II) hydroxide, Po(OH)2) are oxidized quickly to Po(IV).[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Holleman, Arnold Frederik; Wiberg, Egon (2001), Wiberg, Nils (ed.), Inorganic Chemistry, translated by Eagleson, Mary; Brewer, William, San Diego/Berlin: Academic Press/De Gruyter, p. 594, ISBN 0-12-352651-5
  2. ^ a b c 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 15, 2012.