Berkelium(IV) oxide, also known as berkelium dioxide, is a chemical compound with the formula BkO
2. This compound slowly decays to
californium(IV) oxide.
It can be converted to
berkelium(III) oxide
Berkelium(III) oxide is a binary inorganic compound of berkelium and oxygen with the chemical formula .
Synthesis
Berkelium(III) oxide can be prepared from berkelium(IV) oxide by reduction with hydrogen
Hydrogen is the chemical element with t ...
by hydrogen reduction at 600 °C.
:2BkO
2 + H
2 → Bk
2O
3 + H
2O
Production
Berkelium(IV) oxide is produced by burning
berkelium metal in air at 1200 °C. It can also be produced by reacting berkelium(III) oxide with oxygen at 600 °C.
References
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