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IUPAC name
Praseodymium tetraboride | |
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PrB4 | |
Molar mass | 184.15 g/mol |
Density | 5.6 g/cm3 |
Melting point | 2,350 °C (4,260 °F; 2,620 K) |
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Related compounds |
Praseodymium hexaboride |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Praseodymium tetraboride is a binary inorganic compound of praseodymium and boron with the chemical formula PrB4.
Praseodymium tetraboride can be prepared by directly reacting the elements at 2350 °C:
Praseodymium tetraboride forms crystals of tetragonal system, space group P4/mbm, cell parameters a = 0.7242 nm, c = 0.4119 nm, Z = 4, structure like thorium tetraboride.[1][2]
The compound is formed by a peritectic reaction and melts at 2350 °C.[1]
At a temperature of 19.5 K, the compound undergoes a transition to an antiferromagnetic state, and at a temperature of 15.9 K, to a ferromagnetic state.[3]
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