Plutonium tetrachloride
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plutonium tetrachloride
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CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
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| Properties | |
| PuCl4 | |
| Molar mass | 386 g·mol−1 |
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| tetragonal | |
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Other anions
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Plutonium tetrafluoride |
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Plutonium tetrachloride is an inorganic compound of plutonium and chlorine with the chemical formula PuCl4.[1][2]
Synthesis
[edit]The compound is formed when plutonium trichloride is put in a stream of chlorine:[3]
- PuCl3 + 1/2 Cl2 → PuCl4
Physical properties
[edit]The compound is not stable as a solid; however, it is known in the gas phase.[4]: 1095
Uses
[edit]A mixture of uranium tetrachloride and plutonium tetrachloride is used as fuel for nuclear reactors.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Cleveland, J. M.; Bryan, G. H.; Sironen, R. J. (1 January 1972). "Ammoniates of plutonium(III) and (IV) halides". Inorganica Chimica Acta. 6: 54–58. doi:10.1016/S0020-1693(00)91758-4. ISSN 0020-1693. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
- ^ Ahrland, S.; Bagnall, K. W.; Brown, D. (7 June 2016). The Chemistry of the Actinides: Comprehensive Inorganic Chemistry. Elsevier. p. 181. ISBN 978-1-4831-5934-8. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
- ^ Morss, L. R.; Edelstein, Norman M.; Fuger, Jean (31 December 2007). The Chemistry of the Actinide and Transactinide Elements (3rd ed., Volumes 1-5). Springer Science & Business Media. p. 1094. ISBN 978-1-4020-3598-2. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
- ^ Clark, David L.; Hecker, Siegfried S.; Jarvinen, Gordon D.; Neu, Mary P. (2011). "Plutonium". The Chemistry of the Actinide and Transactinide Elements (PDF). doi:10.1007/978-94-007-0211-0_7. ISBN 978-94-007-0211-0.
- ^ Liu, Chunyu; Luo, Run; Macián-Juan, Rafael (15 October 2021). "A New Uncertainty-Based Control Scheme of the Small Modular Dual Fluid Reactor and Its Optimization". Energies. 14 (20): 6708. doi:10.3390/en14206708. ISSN 1996-1073.