Plutonium carbide

Plutonium carbide comes in several stoichiometries (PuC and Pu2C3).[1] It can be used as a nuclear fuel for nuclear reactors in conjunction with uranium carbide. The mixture is also labeled as uranium-plutonium carbide (UPuC).

References

  1. ^ Emeléus, Harry Julius; Alan G. Sharpe (1968). Advances in inorganic chemistry and radiochemistry, Volume 12. New York, New York: Academic Press. pp. 205–206. ISBN 9780080578606.
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Plutonium compounds
Plutonium(II)
  • PuH2
  • PuB2
  • PuSe
  • PuSi
Plutonium(III)
  • PuAs
  • PuH3
  • PuP
  • PuB
  • PuF3
  • PuCl3
  • PuBr3
  • PuI3
  • PuN
Plutonium(IV)
  • PuC
  • Pu(NO3)4
  • PuF4
  • PuO2
  • Pu(IO3)4
  • Pu(C8H8)2
Plutonium(V)
  • PuF5
  • XePuF6
Plutonium(VI)
  • PuF6
Plutonium(VIII)
  • PuO4
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Salts and covalent derivatives of the carbide ion
CH4
+H
He
Li4C
Li2C2
Be2C B4C
BnCm
+B
C
C2
C4−
CN
(CN)2
+N
CO
CO2
C3O2
CF
CF4
Ne
Na2C2 Mg2C Al4C3 SiC
+Si
+P CS2
+S
CCl4
+Cl
Ar
K2C2 CaC
CaC2
ScC
Sc3C4
Sc4C3
Sc15C19
TiC VC Cr3C2 MnC2 Fe2C
Fe3C
Fe5C2
CoC Ni2C CuC
CuC2
Zn2C Ga +Ge +As CSe2 CBr4
+Br
Kr
Rb2C2 SrC2 YC ZrC NbC MoC
Mo2C
Tc Ru2C Rh2C PdC2 Ag2C2 CdC InC Sn Sb Te CI4
+I
Xe
Cs2C2 BaC2 * LuC2 HfC TaC
TaC5
WC Re2C Os2C Ir2C PtC Au2C2 Hg2C2 TlC ?PbC Bi Po At Rn
Fr Ra ** Lr Rf Db Sg Bh Hs Mt Ds Rg Cn Nh Fl Mc Lv Ts Og
 
* LaC2 CeC2 PrC2 NdC2 PmC2 SmC2 EuC2 GdC2 TbC2 DyC2 HoC2 ErC2 TmC2 YbC2
** Ac ThC
ThC2
PaC UC NpC PuC
Pu2C3
Am Cm Bk Cf Es Fm Md No