Thorium trichloride
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IUPAC name Trichlorothorium | |
Other names Thorium(III) chloride | |
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Chemical formula | Cl3Th |
Molar mass | 338.39 g·mol−1 |
Appearance | crystals |
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Related compounds | Americium trichloride, uranium trichloride |
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Chemical compound
Thorium trichloride is a binary inorganic compound of thorium metal and chlorine with the chemical formula ThCl3.[1][2][3]
Synthesis
The compound can be prepared by reducing thorium tetrachloride at 800°C:[4]
- 3Th + ThCl4 → 4ThCl3
Also a reaction of both elements:[5]
- 2Th + 3Cl2 → 2ThCl3
Other reactions are also known.[6]
Physical properties
The compound forms crystals of the uranium trichloride crystal system.
Chemical properties
Above 630 °C thorium trichloride dissociates into the dichloride and tetrachloride.
Uses
Thorium trichloride is supposed[clarification needed] to be used in a dual fluid reactor as reactor fuel.[7]
References
- ^ Lau, K. H.; Hildenbrand, D. L. (1990). "High-temperature equilibrium studies of the gaseous thorium chlorides". J. Chem. Phys. 92 (10): 6124. Bibcode:1990JChPh..92.6124L. doi:10.1063/1.458335. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ Buschbeck, Karl-Christian (1985). Gmelin Handbook of Inorganic Chemistry. Springer-Verlag. p. 34. ISBN 978-3-540-93515-5. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ Bagnall, Kenneth W.; Kanellakopulos, Basil (21 December 1984). Coordination Compounds. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 22. ISBN 978-3-540-93515-5. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ Annual Summary Research Report of Chemistry, Engineering, Metallurgy, Physics and Reactor Divisions. Ames Laboratoty. 1965. p. 1-9. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ Bulletin. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1962. p. 116. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ Reactor Fuel Processing. U.S. Argonne National Laboratory. 1961. p. 42. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ "The Dual Fluid Reactor" (PDF). Institute for Solid-State Nuclear Physics gGmbH. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
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- ThC2
- ThCl2
- ThI2
- ThO
- ThCl3
- ThF3
- ThI3
- ThO2
- Th(OH)4
- ThC
- ThCl4
- ThF4
- ThI4
- ThSiO4
- ThOF
2 - Th(C2O4)2
- ThS2
- ThSe2
- Th(SeO4)2
- Th(NO3)4
- Th(C8H8)2
- Th(HCOO)4
- Th(CH3COO)4
- ThP7