Polonium(IV) sulfate
Chemical compound
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Polonium(IV) sulfate is an inorganic compound, a salt of polonium and the sulfate anion with the chemical formula of Po(SO4)2. As anhydrous, it forms dark purple crystalline solid, and as a hydrate, it forms colourless or white crystals, and is soluble in water. It can be obtained by the reaction of polonium tetrachloride (or hydrated polonium dioxide)[1] and sulfuric acid.[2] Polonium(IV) sulfate can be reduced to PoSO4[3] by hydroxylamine in acidic solutions; it decomposes to polonium dioxide at 550 °C. It is radioactive and produces gases as it decays.[2]
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| Molar mass | 401 g·mol−1 (anhydrous) |
| Appearance | dark purple crystalline solid (anhydrous)[1] white or colourless crystals (hydrate)[2] |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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