Radium tungstate is an inorganic compound of radium, oxygen, and tungsten with the chemical formula RaWO4.[1][2] This is a salt of wolframic acid and radium.[3]

Radium tungstate
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Radium tungstate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
  • InChI=1S/4O.Ra.W/q;;2*-1;+2;
    Key: UGMIYXIDESVGKX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • [Ra+2].[O-][W](=O)(=O)[O-]
Properties
O4RaW
Molar mass 474 g·mol−1
Appearance white solid
slightly soluble
Related compounds
Related compounds
Barium tungstate
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Physical properties

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The compound forms a white solid, slightly soluble in water.[4] It is poorly known due to the high radioactivity of radium.

References

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  1. ^ Benesovsky, Friedrich (1980). Tungsten: The compounds. sect. 1. Systems with noble gases, hydrogen, and oxygen (in German). Springer-Verlag. p. 5. ISBN 978-0-387-93416-7. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  2. ^ Romero-Vázquez, Pricila Betbirai; López-Moreno, Sinhué (January 2023). "Ab initio study of RaWO4: Comparison with isoelectronic tungstates". Journal of Solid State Chemistry. 317: 123709. Bibcode:2023JSSCh.31723709R. doi:10.1016/j.jssc.2022.123709.
  3. ^ Butkalyuk, P. S.; Butkalyuk, I. L.; Tomilin, S. V.; Kupriyanov, A. S.; Abdullov, R. G.; Kolobova, A. A.; Rotmanov, K. V. (June 2021). "A Study of the Interaction of Radium Salts with Construction Materials". Radiochemistry. 63 (3): 307–315. doi:10.1134/S1066362221030085. S2CID 235762657.
  4. ^ Schweitzer, George K.; Pesterfield, Lester L. (14 January 2010). The Aqueous Chemistry of the Elements. Oxford University Press. p. 149. ISBN 978-0-19-974219-6. Retrieved 13 June 2023.