Some plutonium compounds: Hydrides: Plutonium dihydride: PuH2, Plutonium trihydride: PuH3 Fluorides: Plutonium trifluoride: PuF3, Plutonium hexafluoride: PuF6, Plutonium tetrafluoride: PuF4 Chlorides: Plutonium trichloride: PuCl3 Bromides: Plutonium tribromide: PuBr3 Iodides: Plutonium triiodide: PuI3 Oxides: Plutonium oxide: PuO, Plutonium dioxide: PuO2, Diplutonium trioxide: Pu2O3 Sulfides: Plutonium sulphide: PuS, Plutonium disulphide: PuS2, Diplutonium trisulphide: Pu2S3 Selenide: Plutonium selenide: PuSe Nitrides: Plutonium nitride: PuN Carbides: PuC, Pu2C3 Borides: PuB2,Pu2B4, PuB6, PuB100 Nitrate : Plutonium (III) nitrate: Pu(NO3)3, Plutonium (IV) nitrate: Pu(NO3)4 And many others.
Sulfur and hydrogen form organic compounds, plutonium not.
Plutonium chemical properties:- plutonium is a reactive metal: the Pauling electronegativity is 1,28- plutonium is flammable- plutonium has six allotropes- plutonium in compounds has valences from 2 to 7- plutonium is very toxic
Plutonium as a chemical element don't contain compounds. But plutonium, being reactive, can be combined with many elements: oxygen, hydrogen, halogens, nitrogen, carbon, sulfur, silicon, etc.
Plutonium has a chemical toxicity but the most important is the internal irradiation from inhaled or ingested plutonium compounds; for example only 20 mg plutonium inhaled can kill you.
Read the chapter Compounds and chemistry at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plutonium#Compounds_and_chemistry
Some plutonium chemical compounds; plutonium dioxide, plutonium nitride, plutonium carbide, plutonium nitrate, plutonium trifluoride, plutonium chloride, etc.
Sulfur and hydrogen form organic compounds, plutonium not.
- Plutonium can react with other elements to form chemical compounds- Plutonium can be transformed in other elements by nuclear reactions or radioactive decay
Example of plutonium compounds: PuO2, PuC, PuS, PuCl4, PuF4, PuOCl, PuH2 etc.
Because plutonium itself is so rare, none of its compounds are "common" in the usual sense. However, plutonium compounds with common other elements include fluoride, chloride, bromide, oxide, and sulfate.
Plutonium chemical properties:- plutonium is a reactive metal: the Pauling electronegativity is 1,28- plutonium is flammable- plutonium has six allotropes- plutonium in compounds has valences from 2 to 7- plutonium is very toxic
After chemical reactions plutonium can form many compounds with the majority of nonmetals.
Examples of binary compounds of plutonium: PuO, PuS, PuSe, PuC.
Plutonium as a chemical element don't contain compounds. But plutonium, being reactive, can be combined with many elements: oxygen, hydrogen, halogens, nitrogen, carbon, sulfur, silicon, etc.
Plutonium has a chemical toxicity but the most important is the internal irradiation from inhaled or ingested plutonium compounds; for example only 20 mg plutonium inhaled can kill you.
All are radioactive materials.
Some plutonium compounds: Hydrides: Plutonium dihydride: PuH2, Plutonium trihydride: PuH3 Fluorides: Plutonium trifluoride: PuF3, Plutonium hexafluoride: PuF6, Plutonium tetrafluoride: PuF4 Chlorides: Plutonium trichloride: PuCl3 Bromides: Plutonium tribromide: PuBr3 Iodides: Plutonium triiodide: PuI3 Oxides: Plutonium oxide: PuO, Plutonium dioxide: PuO2, Diplutonium trioxide: Pu2O3 Sulfides: Plutonium sulphide: PuS, Plutonium disulphide: PuS2, Diplutonium trisulphide: Pu2S3 Selenide: Plutonium selenide: PuSe Nitrides: Plutonium nitride: PuN Carbides: PuC, Pu2C3 Borides: PuB2,Pu2B4, PuB6, PuB100 Nitrate : Plutonium (III) nitrate: Pu(NO3)3, Plutonium (IV) nitrate: Pu(NO3)4 And many others.