Californium(III) oxychloride

Chemical compound

Californium oxychloride (CfOCl) is a radioactive salt first discovered in measurable quantities in 1960. It is composed of a single californium cation and oxychloride consisting of one chloride and one oxide anion. It was the first californium compound ever isolated.^[1]

Synthesis

Treatment of Cf₂O₃ with moist hydrogen chloride or CfCl₃ with water vapor.^[2]

Physical properties

The compound form pale green crystals.^[3]

See also

• Californium compounds
• Californium

References

1. Seaborg, Glenn T. (1963). Man-Made Transuranium Elements. Prentice-Hall.
2. Seaborg, G. T.; Katz, Joseph J.; Morss, L. R. (6 December 2012). The Chemistry of the Actinide Elements: Volume 2. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 1046. ISBN 978-94-009-3155-8. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
3. Fundamental Nuclear Energy Research. Atomic Energy Commission. 1968. p. 274. Retrieved 16 July 2023.

External links

• Web Elements page: Californium