Potassium polonide is a chemical compound with the formula K2Po. It is a polonide, a set of very chemically stable compounds of polonium.[2][3]
Crystal structure of potassium polonide
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Preferred IUPAC name
Potassium polonide | |
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3D model (JSmol)
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K2Po | |
Molar mass | 287.18 g/mol |
Appearance | greyish[1] |
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Other anions
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Potassium oxide Potassium sulfide Potassium selenide Potassium telluride |
Other cations
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Lithium polonide Sodium polonide Rubidium polonide Caesium polonide |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Potassium polonide is thermally more unstable and has stronger electron affinity than potassium telluride (K2Te).[2][3]
Potassium polonide may be produced from a redox reaction between polonium hydride and potassium metal:[2][3]
It may also be produced by heating potassium and polonium together at 300–400 °C.[1] At higher temperature, this reaction may reverse.
Like sodium polonide, potassium polonide has the antifluorite structure.[2][3]