Polonium dichloride

Polonium dichloride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
  • InChI=1S/2ClH.Po/h2*1H;/q;;+2/p-2
    Key: DUSGZPHDYXXYGD-UHFFFAOYSA-L
  • Cl[Po]Cl
Properties
PoCl2
Molar mass 279.91 g/mol
Appearance ruby-red solid[1]
Density 6.50 g cm−3[2]
Melting point 355 °C (671 °F; 628 K) (sublimes at 130 °C)[1]
Structure
orthorhombic, oP3[2]
Pmmm (No 47)
a = 0.367 nm, b = 0.435 nm, c = 0.450 nm
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Polonium dichloride is a chemical compound of the radioactive metalloid, polonium and chlorine. Its chemical formula is PoCl2. It is an ionic salt.

  1. ^ a b Holleman, Arnold Frederik; Wiberg, Egon (2001), Wiberg, Nils (ed.), Inorganic Chemistry, translated by Eagleson, Mary; Brewer, William, San Diego/Berlin: Academic Press/De Gruyter, p. 594, ISBN 0-12-352651-5
  2. ^ a b Bagnall, K. W.; d'Eye, R. W. M.; Freeman, J. H. (1955). "The polonium halides. Part I. Polonium chlorides". Journal of the Chemical Society (Resumed): 2320. doi:10.1039/JR9550002320.