Thorium Carbide
Compound | Thorium Carbide |
Synonyms | |
Formula | ThC |
Molecular Formula | CTh |
Molecular Weight | 244.049 |
CAS RN: | 12012-16-7 |
Properties | -40 mesh with 99.5% purity; fcc, a=0.5346 nm; prepared by reacting stoichiometric amounts of Th and C; reactive, e.g. burns in air to form ThO2, there is a ThC2, 12071-31-7 [KIR83] [CIC73] [CER91] |
Solubility | readily hydrolyzes in H2O evolving methane [KIR83] |
Density, g/cm³: | |
Melting point, °C | 2655 [KIR83] |
Boiling point, °C | |
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