Thorium(IV) orthosilicate

Thorium(IV) orthosilicate
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Thorium(IV) orthosilicate
Systematic IUPAC name
Thorium(4+) silicate
Other names
Thorite
Thorium(4+) orthosilicate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
  • InChI=1S/O4Si.Th/c1-5(2,3)4;/q-4;+4 checkY
    Key: XSSPKPCFRBQLBU-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
  • InChI=1/O4Si.Th/c1-5(2,3)4;/q-4;+4
    Key: XSSPKPCFRBQLBU-UHFFFAOYAP
  • [Th+4].[O-][Si]([O-])([O-])[O-]
Properties
O4SiTh
Molar mass 324.119 g·mol−1
Appearance Brown crystals
Density 6.7 g cm−3
Structure
tetragonal cubic
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Thorium(IV) orthosilicate (ThSiO4) is an inorganic chemical compound. Thorite is a mineral that consists essentially of thorium othosilicate.[2]

References

  1. ^ Chambers, Michael. "ChemIDplus - 0015501856 - XSSPKPCFRBQLBU-UHFFFAOYSA-N - Thorite - Similar structures search, synonyms, formulas, resource links, and other chemical information". chem.nlm.nih.gov.
  2. ^ "Thorite Mineral Data". webmineral.com. Retrieved 12 December 2021.


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