Chemistry:Thorium monoxide
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| IUPAC names
Thorium monoxide
Thorium(II) oxide | |
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3D model (JSmol)
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| ThO | |
| Molar mass | 248.04 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | black solid[1] |
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| face-centered cubic | |
a = 4.31 Å
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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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Thorium monoxide (thorium(II) oxide), is the binary oxide of thorium having chemical formula ThO. The covalent bond in this diatomic molecule is highly polar. The effective electric field between the two atoms has been calculated to be about 80 gigavolts per centimeter, one of the largest known internal effective electric fields.[3][4][5][6]
Simple combustion of thorium in air produces thorium dioxide. However, laser ablation of thorium in the presence of oxygen gives the monoxide.[7] Additionally, exposure of a thin film of thorium to low-pressure oxygen at medium temperature forms a rapidly growing layer of thorium monoxide under a more-stable surface coating of the dioxide.[8]
At extremely high temperatures, thorium dioxide can convert to the monoxide either by a comproportionation reaction (equilibrium with liquid thorium metal) above 1,850 K (1,580 °C; 2,870 °F) or by simple dissociation (evolution of oxygen) above 2,500 K (2,230 °C; 4,040 °F).[2]
- [math]\ce{ ThO2 + Th(l) <=> 2 ThO(s) }[/math]
- [math]\ce{ ThO2 -> ThO(s) + 1/2 O2 }[/math]
References
- ↑ Stoll, Wolfgang (2011). Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a27_001. ISBN 978-3527306732.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hoch, Michael; Johnston, Herrick L. (1954). "The Reaction Occurring on Thoriated Cathodes". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 76 (19): 4833–4835. doi:10.1021/ja01648a018.
- ↑ Skripnikov, L. V. (2016-12-07). "Combined 4-component and relativistic pseudopotential study of ThO for the electron electric dipole moment search" (in en). The Journal of Chemical Physics 145 (21): 214301. doi:10.1063/1.4968229. ISSN 0021-9606. PMID 28799403. Bibcode: 2016JChPh.145u4301S.
- ↑ Denis, Malika; Fleig, Timo (2016-12-07). "In search of discrete symmetry violations beyond the standard model: Thorium monoxide reloaded" (in en). The Journal of Chemical Physics 145 (21): 214307. doi:10.1063/1.4968597. ISSN 0021-9606. PMID 28799357. Bibcode: 2016JChPh.145u4307D.
- ↑ Skripnikov, L. V.; Petrov, A. N.; Titov, A. V. (2013-12-14). "Communication: Theoretical study of ThO for the electron electric dipole moment search" (in en). The Journal of Chemical Physics 139 (22): 221103. doi:10.1063/1.4843955. ISSN 0021-9606. PMID 24329049. Bibcode: 2013JChPh.139v1103S.
- ↑ "The ACME EDM Experiment". http://www.electronedm.org/.
- ↑ Dewberry, Christopher T.; Etchison, Kerry C.; Cooke, Stephen A. (2007). "The pure rotational spectrum of the actinide-containing compound thorium monoxide". Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 9 (35): 4895–4897. doi:10.1039/B709343H. PMID 17912418. Bibcode: 2007PCCP....9.4895D.
- ↑ He, Heming; Majewski, Jaroslaw; Allred, David D.; Wang, Peng; Wen, Xiaodong; Rector, Kirk D. (2017). "Formation of solid thorium monoxide at near-ambient conditions as observed by neutron reflectometry and interpreted by screened hybrid functional calculations". Journal of Nuclear Materials 487: 288–296. doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2016.12.046. Bibcode: 2017JNuM..487..288H.
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