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Properties | |
OsP2 | |
Molar mass | 252.18 g·mol−1 |
Appearance | black crystals |
Density | 9.33 g/cm3 |
insoluble | |
Related compounds | |
Related compounds
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Platinum diphosphide |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their
standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Osmium diphosphide is a binary inorganic compound of osmium metal and phosphorus with the chemical formula OsP2.
Osmium diphosphide can be obtained by fusion of stoichiometric amounts of osmium and red phosphorus at 500-1000 °C:
Osmium diphosphide forms black crystals of orthorhombic crystal system with space group P nnm. [1]
Osmium diphosphide can be used as a semiconductor. [2]