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Californium(III) chloride
Names
	IUPAC name Californium(III) chloride
Identifiers
CAS Number	13536-90-8; 249Cf: 89759-77-3;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
PubChem CID	249Cf: 135990930;
	InChI InChI=1S/Cf.3ClH/h;3*1H/q+3;;;/p-3/i1-2;;; Key: SXTGCRCJBXYIFT-LBCWAVLQSA-K;
	SMILES [Cl-].[Cl-].[Cl-].[Cf+3];
Properties
Chemical formula	CfCl3
Molar mass	357 g·mol−1
Appearance	emerald-green solid
Structure
Crystal structure	hexagonal
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

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.

References

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

[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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