Neptunium(IV) oxide
| Names | |
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| IUPAC name
Neptunium(IV) oxide | |
| Other names
Neptunium oxide, neptunium dioxide | |
| Identifiers | |
3D model (JSmol) |
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| ChemSpider | |
| ECHA InfoCard | 100.031.651 |
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| Properties | |
| NpO2 | |
| Molar mass | 269 g/mol |
| Appearance | Green cubic crystals |
| Density | 11.1 g/cm3 |
| Melting point | 2,800 °C; 5,070 °F; 3,070 K |
| Structure | |
| Flourite (cubic), cF12 | |
| Fm3m, #225 | |
a = 543.4 pm | |
Formula units (Z) |
4 |
| Thermochemistry | |
Std molar entropy (S⦵298) |
19.19 ± 0.1 cal·mol−1·K−1 (80.3 ± 0.4 J·mol−1·K−1) |
Std enthalpy of formation (ΔfH⦵298) |
−256.7 ± 0.6 kcal·mol−1 (−1074 ± 3 kJ·mol−1) |
| Related compounds | |
Other anions |
Neptunium(III) chloride Neptunium(IV) chloride |
Other cations |
Protactinium(IV) oxide Uranium(IV) oxide Plutonium(IV) oxide Americium(IV) oxide |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references | |
Neptunium(IV) oxide, or neptunium dioxide, is a radioactive, olive green cubic crystalline solid with the formula NpO2. It is one of two stable oxides of neptunium, the other being neptunium(V) oxide. It emits both α- and γ-particles.