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| | thorium carbide Basic information |
| Product Name: | thorium carbide | | Synonyms: | Einecs 234-574-0;Thorium carbide (thc);thorium(IV) carbide;methylidynethorium | | CAS: | 12012-16-7 | | MF: | CTh* | | MW: | 244.0488 | | EINECS: | 234-574-0 | | Product Categories: | | | Mol File: | 12012-16-7.mol |  |
| | thorium carbide Chemical Properties |
| Melting point | 2500°C | | density | 10.600 | | solubility | reacts with H2O | | form | cubic crystals | | color | cubic crystals, crystalline | | Resistivity | 25.0 (ρ/μΩ.cm) | | Water Solubility | readily hydrolyzes in H2O evolving methane [KIR83] | | Crystal Structure | Cubic | | Stability: | Readily hydrolyzes in water evolving C2H6 | | EPA Substance Registry System | Thorium carbide (ThC) (12012-16-7) |
| | thorium carbide Usage And Synthesis |
| Chemical 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] |
| | thorium carbide Preparation Products And Raw materials |
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