Chemistry:Plutonium selenide

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Plutonium selenide
Names
Other names
Plutonium monoselenide, Plutonium(II) selenide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
Properties
PuSe
Molar mass 323.024
Appearance Black crystals
Melting point 2,075 °C (3,767 °F; 2,348 K)
insoluble
Hazards
GHS Signal word Warning
Related compounds
Other anions
Plutonium sulfide
Plutonium telluride
Other cations
Magnesium selenide
Strontium selenide
Barium selenide
Iron(II) selenide
Iron(III) selenide
Lead(II) selenide
Praseodymium selenide
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 selenide is a binary inorganic compound of plutonium and selenium with the chemical formula PuSe.[1][2] The compound forms black crystals and does not dissolve in water.

Synthesis

Reaction of diplutonium triselenide and plutonium trihydride:

2Pu2Se3+2PuH31600 °C4PuSe+3H2

Fusion of stoichiometric amounts of pure substances:

Pu+Se220-1000 °CPuSe

Properties

Plutonium selenide forms black crystals of a cubic system, space group Fm3m, unit cell dimension a = 0.57934 nm, Z = 4, with structure of the NaCl type.[3][4]

With increasing pressure, two phase transitions occur: at 20 GPa into the trigonal system and at 35 GPa into the cubic system, a structure of the CsCl type.

Its magnetic susceptibility follows the Curie-Weiss law.[5]

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