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Other names Actinium monophosphate | |
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Properties | |
AcPO4 | |
Molar mass | 321.9714 g/mol |
Appearance | White solid |
Density | 5.48 g/cm3 |
Structure | |
hexagonal[2] | |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in theirstandard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). |
Actinium(III) phosphate is a white-colored chemical compound of the radioactive elementactinium. This compound was created by reactingactinium(III) chloride withmonosodium phosphate in aqueous hydrochloric acid. This resulted in the hemihydrate AcPO4·1/2H2O, whose structure was confirmed by x-ray diffraction to match that of lanthanum phosphate. To become anhydrous, it was heated to 700 °C, which resulted in a solid that was black (presumably due to the presence of impurities), and whose specific X-ray structure did not match that of other known correspond to otheractinide phosphates.[1]