The initial and intermediate oxide and sulfide patina films are not particularly corrosion resistant.
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It also reacts readily with oxygen, forming PuO and PuO 2 as well as intermediate oxides; plutonium oxide fills 40 % more volume than plutonium metal.
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However, it thermally decomposes explosively by breaking one of the central Cl O bonds, producing the radicals ClO 3 and ClO 4 which immediately decompose to the elements through intermediate oxides.
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Chemically, it bonds to glass via the intermediate oxide layer of nickel ( II ) oxide and cobalt ( II ) oxide; the proportion of iron oxide is low due to its reduction with cobalt.