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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| 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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