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With smaller cations, the structural types suggest greater polarization of the polonide ion, or greater covalancy in the bonding.
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==Intermetallic polonides==
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The [[lanthanoid]]s form very stable polonides of formula LnPo with the [[Halite structure|halite (NaCl) structure]]: as the +2 oxidation state is disfavoured for most lanthanoids, these are probably best described as intermetallic compounds rather than charge-separated ionic species.<ref name="G&E"/>
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Mercury and lead also form 1:1 polonides.<ref name="G&E"/><ref name="AEC-chem"/>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

Revision as of 06:59, 26 May 2010

A polonide is a chemical compound of polonium with an element from groups 1–15 of the periodic table (including hydrogen, the lanthanoids and the actinoids).[1] Polonides are amongst the most stable compounds of polonium,[2] and can be divided into two broad groups:

  • ionic polonides, which appear to contain the Po2− anion;
  • intermetallic polonides, in which the bonding is more complex.

As well as polonides which are intermediate between these two cases, there are also non-stoichiometric polonides and alloys of polonium. As would be expected from periodicity, polonides are often structurally and chemically similar to tellurides. Polonides are usually prepared by a direct reaction between the elements.[3]

Ionic polonides

The polonides of the most electropositive metals show classic ionic structural types, and can be considered to contain the Po2− anion.

Formula Structure Lattice
parameter
Ref.
Na2Po anti-fluorite 747.3(4) pm [2][3]
CaPo halite (NaCl) 651.0(4) pm [2][3]
BaPo halite (NaCl)   [2]

With smaller cations, the structural types suggest greater polarization of the polonide ion, or greater covalancy in the bonding.

Formula Structure Lattice
parameter
Ref.
MgPo nickeline (NiAs) [2]
BePo sphalerite (ZnS) 582.7 pm [2][3]
CdPo sphalerite (ZnS) [2]
ZnPo sphalerite (ZnS) 628(2) pm [3]

Intermetallic polonides

The lanthanoids form very stable polonides of formula LnPo with the halite (NaCl) structure: as the +2 oxidation state is disfavoured for most lanthanoids, these are probably best described as intermetallic compounds rather than charge-separated ionic species.[2]

Mercury and lead also form 1:1 polonides.[2][3]

References

  1. Nomenclature of Inorganic Chemistry; IUPAC Recommendations 2005; Royal Society of Chemistry: Cambridge, 2005; pp 69,260. ISBN 0-85404-438-8, <http://www.iupac.org/publications/books/rbook/Red_Book_2005.pdf>.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, A. Chemistry of the Elements; Pergamon: Oxford, 1984; p 899. ISBN 0-08-022057-6.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Moyer, Harvey V. Chemical Properties of Polonium. In Polonium; Moyer, Harvey V., Ed.; United States Atomic Energy Commission: Oak Ridge, Tenn., 1956; pp 33–96. TID-5221. doi:10.2172/4367751, <http://www.osti.gov/bridge/servlets/purl/4367751-nEJIbm/>.
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