Lithium polonide explained

Lithium polonide is a chemical compound with the formula Li₂Po. It is a polonide, a set of very chemically stable compounds of polonium.^[1]

Production

Lithium polonide may be produced from a redox reaction between aqueous polonium hydride and lithium metal^[1] or from an acid-base reaction of H₂Po with strong lithium-containing bases:

H₂Po + 2 Li → Li₂Po + H₂

It may also be produced by heating lithium and polonium together at 300–400 °C.

Crystal structure

Like sodium polonide, lithium polonide has the antifluorite structure.^[1]

Notes and References

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