Californium oxychloride
Names
IUPAC name
Californium oxychloride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
  • InChI=1S/Cf.ClH.O/h;1H;/q+3;;-2/p-1
    Key: XKTKIHYWYXTIDP-UHFFFAOYSA-M
  • [Cf+3].[Cl-].[O-2]
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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Infobox references

Californium oxychloride (Cf OCl) 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 Cf2O3 with moist hydrogen chloride or CfCl3 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). The Chemistry of the Actinide Elements: Volume 2. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 1046. ISBN 978-94-009-3155-8. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  3. ↑ Fundamental Nuclear Energy Research. Atomic Energy Commission. 1968. p. 274. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
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