Plutonium diboride

Plutonium diboride is an compound of plutonium and boron with the chemical formula. It is one of the plutonium borides.

Synthesis

Fusion of stoichiometric amounts of pure substances:

Physical properties

Plutonium diboride forms paramagnetic crystals of hexagonal crystal structure, space group P 6/mmm.

Chemical properties

The compound decomposes upon heating: