Technetium(VII) oxide is the

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with the

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Tc₂O₇. This yellow volatile solid is a rare example of a molecular binary metal oxide, the other examples being RuO₄, OsO₄, and the unstable Mn₂O₇. It adopts a

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corner-shared bi-tetrahedral structure in which the terminal and bridging Tc−O bonds are 167pm and 184 pm respectively and the Tc−O−Tc angle is 180°. Technetium(VII) oxide is prepared by the oxidation of technetium at 450–500 °C: :4 Tc + 7 O₂ → 2 Tc₂O₇ It is the anhydride of

pertechnetic acid Pertechnetic acid (HTcO4) is a compound of technetium that is produced by reacting technetium(VII) oxide (Tc2O7) with water or strong oxidizing acids, such as nitric acid, concentrated sulfuric acid or aqua regia. The dark red hygroscopic sub ...

and the precursor to

sodium pertechnetate Sodium pertechnetate is the inorganic compound with the formula NaTcO4. This colourless salt contains the pertechnetate anion, . The radioactive anion is an important radiopharmaceutical for diagnostic use. The advantages to include its short ha ...

: :Tc₂O₇ + 2 H₂O → 2 HTcO₄ :Tc₂O₇ + 2 NaOH → 2 NaTcO₄ + H₂O

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{{Oxides Technetium compounds Transition metal oxides Acidic oxides