Plutonium tetroxide
Compound of plutonium and oxygen
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Plutonium tetraoxide is an inorganic binary compound of plutonium and oxygen with the chemical formula PuO4.[1] This is an exotic, higher-order oxide of plutonium where the metal is in the rare +8 oxidation state.[2][3] The compound is volatile and very hard to isolate.[4][5]
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Plutonium(VIII) oxide | |
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| PuO4 | |
| Molar mass | 308 g·mol−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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Theoretical calculations show that the molecule has the structure (O=Pu=O)+(O2)-.[2][contradictory]