Neptunium monocarbide is a binary compound of neptunium metal and carbon with the chemical formula NpC.[1][2]

Neptunium monocarbide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
  • InChI=1S/C.Np/q-4;+4
    Key: BQHWKYDILYTCLN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • [Np+4].[C-4]
Properties
CNp
Molar mass 249 g·mol−1
Appearance black-grey crystals
Density 13.2 g/cm3
insoluble
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Preparation

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Heating of freshly obtained neptunium hydride with carbon at 1400 °C:[3]

NpHx + C → NpC + (x/2)H2

Physical properties

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The compound forms black-grey crystals of cubic crystal system,[4] spatial group Fm3m.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Lemire, Robert J. (26 August 2001). Chemical Thermodynamics of Neptunium and Plutonium. Elsevier. p. 201. ISBN 978-0-444-50379-4. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  2. ^ Erdos, Paul (6 December 2012). The Physics of Actinide Compounds. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 37. ISBN 978-1-4613-3581-8. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  3. ^ Comprehensive Nuclear Materials. Elsevier. 22 July 2020. p. 187. ISBN 978-0-08-102866-7. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  4. ^ Advances in Inorganic Chemistry and Radiochemistry. Academic Press. 1968. p. 205. ISBN 978-0-08-057860-6. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  5. ^ Donnay, Joseph Désiré Hubert (1972). Crystal Data: Organic compounds. National Bureau of Standards. p. 3. Retrieved 28 March 2024.