Sodium polonide
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| Preferred IUPAC name
Sodium polonide
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| Na2Po | |
| Molar mass | 254.96 g/mol |
| Appearance | greyish[1] |
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Sodium polonide is a chemical compound with the formula Na2Po. It is a polonide, a set of very chemically stable compounds of polonium.[2][3] Due to the difference in electronegativity (ΔEN) between sodium and polonium (≈ 1.1 under the Pauling system) and the slight non-metallic character of polonium, it is intermediate between intermetallic phases and ionic compounds.
Production
This salt may be produced from the reaction between aqueous hydrogen polonide and sodium metal:[2][3]
- H2Po + 2 Na → Na2Po + H2
This method of synthesis is hampered by the chemical instability of hydrogen polonide.
Sodium polonide may also be produced by heating sodium and polonium together at 300–400 °C.[1]
Crystal structure
Like lithium polonide and potassium polonide, sodium polonide has the antifluorite structure.[2][3]
References
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