Thorium trichloride
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IUPAC name
Trichlorothorium
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Other names
Thorium(III) chloride
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Cl3Th | |
Molar mass | 338.39 g·mol−1 |
Appearance | crystals |
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Related compounds
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uranium trichloride
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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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
tetrachloride
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Uses
Thorium trichloride is supposed[clarification needed] to be used in a dual fluid reactor as reactor fuel.[7]
References
- doi:10.1063/1.458335. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ISBN 978-3-540-93515-5. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- 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.