Plutonium diboride

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Plutonium diboride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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Properties
PuB2
Molar mass 266 g·mol−1
Appearance crystals
Density 12,06 g/cm3
Related compounds
Other cations
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Plutonium diboride is an compound of plutonium and boron with the chemical formula PuB2.[1][2] It is one of the plutonium borides.

Synthesis

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Fusion of stoichiometric amounts of pure substances:

Pu + 2B → PuB2

Physical properties

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Plutonium diboride forms paramagnetic crystals of hexagonal crystal structure, space group P 6/mmm.[3]

Chemical properties

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The compound decomposes upon heating:

2PuB2 → Pu + PuB4

References

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