Californium(III) oxychloride
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| IUPAC name
Californium oxychloride | |
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| Properties | |
| CfClO | |
| Molar mass | 302 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | pale green crystals[1] |
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Related compounds |
Einsteinium oxychloride Berkelium oxychloride |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Californium oxychloride (CfOCl) is a radioactive salt first discovered in measurable quantities in 1960. It was the first californium compound ever isolated.[2]
Synthesis
Treatment of Cf2O3 with moist hydrogen chloride or CfCl3 with water vapor.[3]
Crystal structure
Californium oxychloride exhibits a PbFCl-type crystal structure. Its lattice parameters are a = 3·956±0.002 Å and c = 6·662±0·009 Å.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ Fundamental Nuclear Energy Research. Atomic Energy Commission. 1968. p. 274. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ↑ Seaborg, Glenn T. (1963). Man-Made Transuranium Elements. Prentice-Hall.
- ↑ Seaborg, G. T.; Katz, Joseph J.; Morss, L. R. (6 December 2012). The Chemistry of the Actinide Elements: Volume 2. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 1046. ISBN 978-94-009-3155-8. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ↑ Copeland, J.C.; Cunningham, B.B. (1969). "Crystallography of the compounds of californium—II crystal structure and lattice parameters of californium oxychloride and californium sesquioxide". Journal of Inorganic and Nuclear Chemistry. 31 (3): 733–740. doi:10.1016/0022-1902(69)80020-5.