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Neptunium silicide

Neptunium silicide is a binary inorganic compound of neptunium and silicon with the chemical formula . The compound forms crystals and does not dissolve in water.

Synthesis

Heating neptunium trifluoride with powdered silicon in vacuum:

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Physical properties

Neptunium silicide forms crystals of tetragonal crystal system, space group I4<sub>1</sub>/amd, cell parameters: a = 0.396 nm, c = 1.367 nm, Z = 4.

Neptunium disilicide does not dissolve in water.

Chemical properties

Neptunium disilicide reacts with HCl:

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References