Chemistry:Polonium tetraiodide

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Polonium tetraiodide
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Names
Other names
Polonium(IV) iodide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
Properties
PoI4[1]
Molar mass 716.6 g/mol
Appearance Black crystals
Melting point 200 °C (392 °F; 473 K)
Insoluble[2]
Related compounds
Related compounds
Chromium(III) sulfide
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Polonium tetraiodide is a binary inorganic compound of polonium and iodine with the chemical formula PoI4.[3][4] The compound forms volatile black crystals. [5]

Synthesis

1. Action of iodine vapor on polonium metal:

[math]\ce{ Po + 2I2 -> PoI4 }[/math]

2. Dissolution of polonium dioxide in hydroiodic acid:[6]

[math]\ce{ PoO2 + 4HI -> PoI4 + 2H2O }[/math]

Properties

Physical properties

The compound forms black crystals that are insoluble in water.

Chemical properties

The compound reacts with hydroiodic acid to form hexaiodopolonic acid:

[math]\ce{ PoI4 + 2HI -> H2[PoI6] }[/math]

It can be reduced by hydrogen sulfide to yield polonium metal.[5] It decomposes on heating.

References

  1. Macintyre, Jane E. (23 July 1992) (in en). Dictionary of Inorganic Compounds. CRC Press. p. 3510. ISBN 978-0-412-30120-9. https://books.google.com/books?id=9eJvoNCSCRMC&dq=Polonium+tetraiodide&pg=PA3510. Retrieved 2 November 2021. 
  2. Schweitzer, George K.; Pesterfield, Lester L. (14 January 2010) (in en). The Aqueous Chemistry of the Elements. Oxford University Press. p. 134. ISBN 978-0-19-539335-4. https://books.google.com/books?id=-oI8DwAAQBAJ&dq=Polonium(IV)+iodide+PoI4&pg=PA243. Retrieved 2 November 2021. 
  3. Brown, Susan A.; Brown, Paul L. (25 September 2019) (in en). The Aqueous Chemistry of Polonium and the Practical Application of its Thermochemistry. Elsevier. p. 24. ISBN 978-0-12-819309-9. https://books.google.com/books?id=eTqvDwAAQBAJ&dq=Polonium+tetraiodide&pg=PA24. Retrieved 2 November 2021. 
  4. Schmidt, M.; Siebert, W.; Bagnall, K.W. (2013). The Chemistry of Sulphur, Selenium, Tellurium and Polonium: Pergamon Texts in Inorganic Chemistry. Elsevier. pp. 961–962. ISBN 978-1483158655. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 K. W. Bagnall, R. W. M. D'Eye, J. H. Freeman (1956). "657. The polonium halides. Part III. Polonium tetraiodide". Journal of the Chemical Society (Resumed) (J. Chem. Soc.): 3385–3389. doi:10.1039/JR9560003385. 
  6. M. Schmidt, W. Siebert, K. W. Bagnall (2013). The Chemistry of Sulphur, Selenium, Tellurium and Polonium: Pergamon Texts in Inorganic Chemistry. Elsevier. pp. 961–962. ISBN 978-1483158655. 
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I2O5,
I4O9
IF,
IF3,
IF5,
IF7
Ne
NaI MgI2 AlI3 SiI4 PI3,
P2I4
S ICl,
ICl3
Ar
KI CaI2 Sc TiI4 VI3 CrI3 MnI2 FeI2 CoI2 NiI2 CuI ZnI2 Ga2I6 GeI2,
GeI4
AsI3 Se IBr Kr
RbI SrI2 YI3 ZrI4 NbI5 Mo Tc Ru Rh Pd AgI CdI2 InI3 SnI4,
SnI2
SbI3 TeI4 I Xe
CsI BaI2   HfI4 TaI5 W Re Os Ir Pt AuI Hg2I2,
HgI2
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La Ce Pr Nd Pm SmI2 Eu Gd TbI3 Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu
Ac ThI4 Pa UI3,
UI4
Np Pu Am Cm Bk Cf EsI3 Fm Md No Lr