neptunium dioxide
neptunium dioxide Basic information
- Product Name:
- neptunium dioxide
- Synonyms:
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- neptunium,oxygen(2-)
- neptunium dioxide
- CAS:
- 12035-79-9
- MF:
- O2
- MW:
- 32
- EINECS:
- 234-830-1
- Mol File:
- 12035-79-9.mol
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neptunium dioxide Chemical Properties
- Melting point:
- 2547°C
- Density
- 11.100
- form
- green cubic crystals
- color
- green cubic crystals, crystalline
- CAS DataBase Reference
- 12035-79-9
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neptunium dioxide Usage And Synthesis
Chemical Properties
Dark-olive, free-flowing powder.
Uses
Neptunium dioxide is a powder used to form metal targets that are to be radiated by plutonium.
Uses
Fabrication by powder metallurgy into target elements to be irradiated to produce Pu-238.
Hazard
Toxic. A radioactive poison.