THE PREPARATION AND PROPERTIES OF SOME PLUTONIUM COMPOUNDS. PART VII. PLUTONIUM CARBIDES
Journal Article
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· Journal of the Chemical Society (England) Divided into J. Chem. Soc. A, J. Chem. Soc. B, etc.
Plutonium monocarbide, PuC, has been prepared by the reaction of graphite with plutonium metal or hydride at about 900 deg C. A sesquicarbide, Pu/ sub 2/C/sub 3/, was formed, in addition to the monocarbide, by the reduction of plutonium dioxide with graphite at 1800 to 1900 deg C. Both carbides are reactive and easily hydrolyzed by dilute acid or boiling water. Strong chemical and x-ray evidence suggests that a higher carbide exists but it has not been identified unequivocally. (auth)
- Research Organization:
- U.K. Atomic Energy Authority, Windscale Works, Cumberland
- NSA Number:
- NSA-12-004136
- OSTI ID:
- 4339470
- Journal Information:
- Journal of the Chemical Society (England) Divided into J. Chem. Soc. A, J. Chem. Soc. B, etc., Journal Name: Journal of the Chemical Society (England) Divided into J. Chem. Soc. A, J. Chem. Soc. B, etc.; ISSN JCSOA
- Country of Publication:
- Country unknown/Code not available
- Language:
- English
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