Polonium (II) oxide

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Structural formula
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General
Surname Polonium (II) oxide
other names

Polonium monoxide

Molecular formula PoO
Brief description

black solid

External identifiers / databases
CAS number 19268-61-2
Wikidata Q7225950
properties
Molar mass 224.98 g mol −1
Physical state

firmly

Hazard and safety information
Radioactive
Radioactive
GHS hazard labeling
no classification available
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Polonium (II) oxide , PoO, is the divalent oxide from the series of polonium oxides .

Extraction

The spontaneous decay of polonium (II) sulfite or polonium (II) selenite gives rise to , among other things, polonium (II) oxide.

properties

Polonium hydroxide can be obtained by adding an alkali to polonium monoxide . The polonium can be oxidized into Po 4+ in both compounds by air or water .

Individual evidence

  1. a b c H. J. Emeléus, AG Sharpe: Advances in Inorganic Chemistry and Radiochemistry . tape 4 . Academic Press, 1962, ISBN 0-08-057853-5 , pp. 213 .
  2. The hazards emanating from radioactivity do not belong to the properties to be classified according to the GHS labeling. With regard to other hazards, this substance has either not yet been classified or a reliable and citable source has not yet been found.