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]
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Californium oxychloride
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3D model (JSmol)
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| Molar mass | 302 g·mol−1 |
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Related compounds
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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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Synthesis
editTreatment of Cf2O3 with moist hydrogen chloride or CfCl3 with water vapor.[2]
Physical properties
editThe compound form pale green crystals.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Fundamental Nuclear Energy Research. Atomic Energy Commission. 1968. p. 274. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
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