Californium(III) chloride
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| IUPACName = Californium(III) chloride
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| CASNo = 13536-90-8
| index1_label=249Cf
| CASNo1 = 89759-77-3
| PubChem1=135990930
| SMILES = [Cl-].[Cl-].[Cl-].[Cf+3]
| StdInChI=1S/Cf.3ClH/h;3*1H/q+3;;;/p-3/i1-2;;;
| StdInChIKey = SXTGCRCJBXYIFT-LBCWAVLQSA-K
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| Section3 = {{Chembox Properties
| Appearance = emerald-green solid
| Cf=1 | Cl=3
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| CrystalStruct = hexagonal
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Californium(III) chloride is an inorganic compound with a chemical formula CfCl3. As in californium(III) oxide (Cf2O3) and other californium halides, including californium(III) fluoride (CfF3) and iodide (CfI3), the californium atom has an oxidation state of +3.
Preparation
Californium(III) chloride can prepared by reacting californium(III) oxide with hydrogen chloride.
:Cf2O3 + 6 HCl → 2 CfCl3 + 3 H2O
Properties
= Chemical properties =
When heating californium(III) chloride until 500 °C, it can hydrolyse to produce californium oxychloride.
= Physical properties =
Californium(III) chloride is soluble in water, giving Cf3+ and Cl− ions. This salt has an emerald-green color. Its crystal structure is hexagonal.{{cite book|title=Lanthanide and Actinide Chemistry|last=Cotton|first=Simon| publisher=John Wiley & Sons|location=West Sussex, England|year=2006|isbn=978-0-470-01006-8|page=168|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SvAbtU6XvzgC&q=Lanthanide%20and%20Actinide%20Chemistry&pg=PP1}} It is strongly radioactive.
See also
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{{Californium compounds}}
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{{Actinide halides}}