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IUPAC name
Californium oxychloride
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3D model (JSmol)
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CfClO | |
Molar mass | 302 g·mol−1 |
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Related compounds
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Einsteinium oxychloride Berkelium oxychloride |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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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]
Treatment of Cf2O3 with moist hydrogen chloride or CfCl3 with water vapor.[2]
The compound form pale green crystals.[3]