Actinium(III) phosphate is a white-colored chemical compound of the radioactive element actinium. This compound was created by reacting actinium(III) chloride with monosodium phosphate in aqueous hydrochloric acid. This resulted in the hemihydrate AcPO4·1/2H2O, whose structure was confirmed by x-ray diffraction to match that of lanthanum phosphate. To become anhydrous, it was heated to 700 °C, which resulted in a solid that was black (presumably due to the presence of impurities), and whose specific X-ray structure did not match that of other known correspond to other actinide phosphates.[1]
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Actinium monophosphate
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3D model (JSmol)
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AcPO4 | |
Molar mass | 321.9714 g/mol |
Appearance | White solid |
Density | 5.48 g/cm3 |
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hexagonal[2] | |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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References
edit- ^ a b the University of Michigan (1948). The Preparation of Actinium Compounds. U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, Technical Information Division. p. 4. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ Zachariasen, W. H. (1948). "Crystal chemical studies of the 5f-series of elements. I. New structure types". Acta Crystallographica. 1 (5): 265–268. Bibcode:1948AcCry...1..265Z. doi:10.1107/S0365110X48000703.