Chemistry:Polonium monoxide

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Polonium monoxide
Names
Systematic IUPAC name
Polonium monoxide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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).
Infobox references

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 (PoO
2
) and polonium trioxide (PoO
3
). It is an interchalcogen.

Appearance and preparation

Polonium monoxide is a black solid. It is formed during the radiolysis of polonium sulfite (PoSO
3
) and polonium selenite (PoSeO
3
).[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. 1.0 1.1 Holleman, Arnold Frederik; Wiberg, Egon (2001), Wiberg, Nils, ed., Inorganic Chemistry, San Diego/Berlin: Academic Press/De Gruyter, p. 594, ISBN 0-12-352651-5 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Bagnall, K. W. (1962). "The Chemistry of Polonium". Advances in Inorganic Chemistry and Radiochemistry. New York: Academic Press. pp. 197–230. ISBN 9780120236046. https://books.google.com/books?id=8qePsa3V8GQC. Retrieved June 15, 2012.