Boiling point 55.18 °C | Appearance orange crystals | |
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Neptunium hexafluoride (NpF6) is the highest fluoride of neptunium. It is an orange volatile crystalline solid. It is relatively hard to handle, being very corrosive and radioactive. It is prepared by fluorination of Neptunium(IV) fluoride (NpF4) by powerful fluorinating agents such as elemental fluorine.
NpF
4 + F
2 → NpF
6
It can also be obtained by fluorination of neptunium(III) fluoride.
2 NpF3 + 3 F
2 → 2 NpF
6
References
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