Neptunium(IV) oxide

Neptunium(IV) oxide, or neptunium dioxide, is a radioactive, olive green cubic crystalline solid with the formula NpO2. It emits both α- and γ-particles.

Neptunium(IV) oxide
Names
IUPAC name
Neptunium(IV) oxide
Other names
Neptunium oxide, neptunium dioxide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.031.651
EC Number
  • 234-830-1
  • InChI=1S/Np.2O/q+4;2*-2
    Key: QKUTVYUEUPNRBO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • [O-2].[O-2].[Np+4]
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
4
Thermochemistry
19.19 ± 0.1 cal·mol−1·K−1
(80.3 ± 0.4 J·mol−1·K−1)
−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).
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