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Plutonium nitride
Names
Other names

plutonium mononitride, azanylidyneplutonium, plutonium(III) nitride

Identifiers

CAS Number

3D model (JSmol)

  • InChI=1S/N.Pu

    Key: DPJMGCIEQAVKAI-UHFFFAOYSA-N

  • [N].[Pu]

Properties

Chemical formula

 NPu
Molar mass 258 g·mol−1
Appearance Grey crystalline solid
Density 14.2 g/cm3
Melting point 2,589 °C (4,692 °F; 2,862 K)

Solubility in water

 insoluble

Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Infobox references

Plutonium nitride is a binary inorganic compoundofplutonium and nitrogen with the chemical formula PuN.[1][2]

Synthesis[edit]

Plutonium nitride can be prepared by the reaction of plutonium hydrides with nitrogen or ammonia at a temperature of 650 °C and a pressure of 0.3 kPa.[3]

Another method to prepare plutonium nitride is from the reduction of plutonium(III) iodide with sodium in liquid ammonia:

PuI3 + NH3 + 3Na → PuN + 3NaI

Other reactions can also produce plutonium nitride:[4]

Pu + 1/2N2 +3/2H2 → PuN + 3/2H2 (at 1000°C)
PuCl3 + 1/2N2 +3/2H2 → PuN + 3HCl (at 800–900°C)

Physical properties[edit]

Plutonium nitride forms grey crystals in the cubic system with Fm3m space group.[5][6] It can be dissolved electrochemically.[7]

Uses[edit]

Plutonium nitride can be used as fuel in nuclear reactors.[8][9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kotel'nikov, R.B.; Bashlykov, S.N.; Kashtanov, A.I.; Men'shikova, T.S. (1978). Plutonium nitride and plutonium nitride base fuel materials. Nitrid plutoniya i toplivnye materialy na osnove nitrida plutoniya. Atomizdat. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  • ^ Lai, Chao; Hu, Yin; Qiu, Ruizhi (2020). "Exploring the sub-stoichiometric behavior of plutonium mononitride". RSC Advances. 10 (42): 24877–24881. Bibcode:2020RSCAd..1024877L. doi:10.1039/D0RA00477D. PMC 9055177. PMID 35517460.
  • ^ Ahrland, S.; Bagnall, K. W.; Brown, D. (7 June 2016). The Chemistry of the Actinides: Comprehensive Inorganic Chemistry. Elsevier. p. 343. ISBN 978-1-4831-5934-8. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  • ^ Thomas, Charles Allen (1944). The Chemistry, Purification and Metallurgy of Plutonium. Office of Technical Information. p. 128. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  • ^ "mp-1719: PuN (cubic, Fm-3m, 225)". Materials Project. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  • ^ "WebElements Periodic Table » Plutonium » plutonium nitride". winter.group.shef.ac.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  • ^ Shirai, O; Iwai, T; Shiozawa, K; Suzuki, Y; Sakamura, Y; Inoue, T (1 February 2000). "Electrolysis of plutonium nitride in LiCl–KCl eutectic melts". Journal of Nuclear Materials. 277 (2): 226–230. Bibcode:2000JNuM..277..226S. doi:10.1016/S0022-3115(99)00194-4. ISSN 0022-3115. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  • ^ Li, Ru-song; Tong, Ning-hua; Wang, Jin-tao; Xin, Du-qiang; Huang, Shi-qi (1 December 2018). "A first principle calculation on electronic properties of plutonium mononitride: Insights from dynamical mean field theory". Journal of Nuclear Materials. 511: 277–283. Bibcode:2018JNuM..511..277L. doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2018.09.023. ISSN 0022-3115. S2CID 105939793. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  • ^ Hettwer, Ursula (29 June 2013). Np, Pu... Transuranium Elements: INDEX. Alphabetical Index of Subjects and Substances. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 203. ISBN 978-3-662-05674-5. Retrieved 3 February 2024.

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