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Californium(III) chloride is an inorganic compound with a chemical formula CfCl3. As in californium 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.[1] It is strongly radioactive.

See also

References

  1. ^ Cotton, Simon (2006). Lanthanide and Actinide Chemistry. West Sussex, England: John Wiley & Sons. p. 168. ISBN 978-0-470-01006-8.
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