Chemistry:Radium fluoride
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| Molar mass | 263.8214 g/mol[1] |
| Appearance | White cubic crystals[1] |
| Density | 6.7 g/cm3[1] |
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| Main hazards | Highly radioactive and toxic |
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Radium fluoride is an inorganic compound with a chemical formula of RaF
2. This salt, like all radium compounds, is highly radioactive. It can be coprecipitated with lanthanide fluorides.[2] Radium fluoride has the same crystal form as calcium fluoride (fluorite).[citation needed] However, calculations suggest that radium fluoride vapor consists of RaF2 molecules, with a bond angle of 118°, due to substantial covalent interaction within the molecule.[3]
Production
Radium fluoride can be produced by the reaction of radium metal and hydrogen fluoride gas:[citation needed]
- Ra + 2 HF → RaF
2 + H
2
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Radium fluoride | 20610-49-5". https://m.chemicalbook.com/ChemicalProductProperty_EN_CB94652905.htm.
- ↑ , Otto"Radium preparation and process of making same" US patent 1655184, published 1928-01-03
- ↑ Lee, Edmond P. F.; Soldán, Pavel; Wright, Timothy G. (2001-11-01). "The Heaviest Group 2 Difluoride, RaF 2 : Geometry and Ionization Energy" (in en). Inorganic Chemistry 40 (23): 5979–5984. doi:10.1021/ic010538l. ISSN 0020-1669. PMID 11681914. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ic010538l.
See also
- Monica Vasiliu, J. Grant Hill, Kirk A. Peterson, David A. Dixon (2018-01-11). "Structures and Heats of Formation of Simple Alkaline Earth Metal Compounds II: Fluorides, Chlorides, Oxides, and Hydroxides for Ba, Sr, and Ra". The Journal of Physical Chemistry A 122 (1): 316–327. doi:10.1021/acs.jpca.7b09056. ISSN 1089-5639. PMID 29240428. Bibcode: 2018JPCA..122..316V. http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/125333/1/alkali-dixon-accepted.pdf.
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