Chemistry:Californium(III) oxychloride

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Californium oxychloride
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Names
IUPAC name
Californium oxychloride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
Properties
CfClO
Molar mass 302 g·mol−1
Related compounds
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 is composed of a single californium cation and oxychloride consisting of one chloride and one oxide anion. It was the first californium compound ever isolated.[1]

Synthesis

Treatment of Cf
2
O
3
with moist hydrogen chloride or CfCl
3
with water vapor.[2]

Physical properties

The compound form pale green crystals.[3]

See also

References

  1. Seaborg, Glenn T. (1963). Man-Made Transuranium Elements. Prentice-Hall. 
  2. Seaborg, G. T.; Katz, Joseph J.; Morss, L. R. (6 December 2012) (in en). The Chemistry of the Actinide Elements: Volume 2. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 1046. ISBN 978-94-009-3155-8. https://books.google.com/books?id=ywDwCAAAQBAJ&dq=Californium+hydroxide&pg=PA1046. Retrieved 16 July 2023. 
  3. (in en) Fundamental Nuclear Energy Research. Atomic Energy Commission. 1968. p. 274. https://books.google.com/books?id=nmnTkJsbkfgC&dq=%22Berkelium+oxychloride%22&pg=RA1-PA274. Retrieved 16 July 2023. 

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