Neptunium(IV) oxide
| Names | |
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| IUPAC name Neptunium(IV) oxide | |
| Other names Neptunium oxide, neptunium dioxide | |
| Identifiers | |
| 3D model (JSmol) | |
| ChemSpider | |
| ECHA InfoCard | 100.031.651 | 
| EC Number | 
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| Properties | |
| NpO2 | |
| Molar mass | 269 g/mol | 
| Appearance | Green cubic crystals | 
| Density | 11.1 g/cm3 | 
| Melting point | 2,800 °C; 5,070 °F; 3,070 K | 
| Structure | |
| Flourite (cubic), cF12 | |
| Fm3m, #225 | |
| a = 543.4 pm | |
| Formula units (Z) | 4 | 
| Thermochemistry | |
| Std molar entropy (S⦵298) | 19.19 ± 0.1 cal·mol−1·K−1 (80.3 ± 0.4 J·mol−1·K−1) | 
| Std enthalpy of formation (ΔfH⦵298) | −256.7 ± 0.6 kcal·mol−1 (−1074 ± 3 kJ·mol−1) | 
| Related compounds | |
| Other anions | Neptunium(III) chloride Neptunium(IV) chloride | 
| Other cations | Protactinium(IV) oxide Uranium(IV) oxide Plutonium(IV) oxide Americium(IV) oxide | 
| Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references | |
Neptunium(IV) oxide, or neptunium dioxide, is a radioactive, olive green cubic crystalline solid with the formula NpO2. It is one of two stable oxides of neptunium, the other being neptunium(V) oxide. It emits both α- and γ-particles.