Neptunium_trifluoride
Neptunium(III) fluoride
Chemical compound
Neptunium(III) fluoride or neptunium trifluoride is a salt of neptunium and fluorine with the formula NpF3.
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| Names | |
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| IUPAC name
Neptunium(III) fluoride | |
| Other names
Neptunium trifluoride | |
| Identifiers | |
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| Properties | |
| NpF3 | |
| Molar mass | 294 g/mol |
| Appearance | Purple solid[1] |
| Structure | |
| Trigonal, hP8[1] | |
| P63/mmc, No. 194[2] | |
a = 0.7129 nm, c = 0.7288 nm | |
Lattice volume (V) |
0.32077 nm3 |
Formula units (Z) |
6 |
| Thermochemistry | |
Heat capacity (C) |
94 ± 3 J/mol·K[1] |
Std molar entropy (S⦵298) |
131 ± 3 J/mol·K[1] |
Std enthalpy of formation (ΔfH⦵298) |
−1529 ± 8 kJ/mol[1] |
Gibbs free energy (ΔfG⦵) |
-1461 ± 8 kJ/mol[1] |
| Related compounds | |
Other anions |
Neptunium(III) chloride |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Neptunium(III) fluoride can be prepared by reacting neptunium dioxide with a gas mixture of hydrogen and hydrogen fluoride at 500 °C:[1]
- Haire, Richard G. (2006). "Neptunium". In Morss; Edelstein, Norman M.; Fuger, Jean (eds.). The Chemistry of the Actinide and Transactinide Elements (3rd ed.). Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer Science+Business Media. pp. 730–736. doi:10.1007/1-4020-3598-5_9. ISBN 1-4020-3555-1.
- Zachariasen, W. H. (1949). "Crystal chemical studies of the 5f-series of elements. XII. New compounds representing known structure types". Acta Crystallographica. 2 (6): 388–390. doi:10.1107/S0365110X49001016.
