Americium(II) chloride

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| IUPACName = Americium(II) chloride

| OtherNames = Dichloroamericium, americium dichloride

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| CASNo = 16601-54-0

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| ChemSpiderID = 129558167

| PubChem = 15593905

| SMILES = Cl[Am]Cl

| StdInChI=1S/Am.2ClH/h;2*1H/q+2;;/p-2

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| Formula = AmCl₂

| MolarMass = 313.96 g/mol

| Appearance = Black

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| OtherAnions = Americium(II) bromide
Einsteinium(II) chloride

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Americium(II) chloride, also known as dichloroamericium, is the chemical compound composed of americium and chloride with the formula AmCl₂.{{cite journal |last1=Baybarz|first1=R.D.|date=April 11, 1972 |title=The preparation and crystal structures of americium dichloride and dibromide|url= |journal=Journal of Inorganic and Nuclear Chemistry |volume=35 |issue=2 |pages=483–487 |doi=10.1016/0022-1902(73)80560-3 }}