Palladium(II) oxide

Palladium(II) oxide
Names
Other names
Palladium monoxide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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  • InChI=1S/O.Pd/q-2;+2 checkY
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  • InChI=1/O.Pd/q-2;+2
    Key: JQPTYAILLJKUCY-UHFFFAOYAD
  • [Pd+2].[O-2]
Properties
PdO
Molar mass 122.42 g/mol
Appearance greenish-black powder
Density 8.3 g/cm3
Melting point 750 °C (1,380 °F; 1,020 K) decomposes
insoluble
Solubility insoluble in acid
slightly soluble in aqua regia
Hazards
Flash point Non-flammable
Related compounds
Other anions
Palladium sulfide
Other cations
Nickel(II) oxide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Palladium(II) oxide is the inorganic compound of formula PdO. It is the only well characterised oxide of palladium.[1] It is prepared by treating the metal with oxygen. Above about 900 °C, the oxide reverts to palladium metal and oxygen gas. It is not attacked by acids.[1]

  1. ^ a b Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, Alan (1984). Chemistry of the Elements. Oxford: Pergamon Press. pp. 1336–37. ISBN 978-0-08-022057-4.