Berkelium tetrafluoride is a binary
inorganic compound
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of
berkelium
Berkelium is a transuranic radioactive chemical element with the symbol Bk and atomic number 97. It is a member of the actinide and transuranium element series. It is named after the city of Berkeley, California, the location of the Lawrence Berke ...
and
fluorine
Fluorine is a chemical element with the symbol F and atomic number 9. It is the lightest halogen and exists at standard conditions as a highly toxic, pale yellow diatomic gas. As the most electronegative reactive element, it is extremely reacti ...
with the chemical formula .
Synthesis
Berkelium tetrafluoride may be formed by the fluorination of
berkelium trioxide, dioxide, or trifluoride with elemental fluorine at elevated temperatures:
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Physical properties
Berkelium(IV) fluoride forms light brown crystals of monoclinic crystal structure of
uranium tetrafluoride type. Cell parameters: a = 1.2396 nm, b = 1.0466 nm, c = 0.8118 nm, angle β = 126.33°.
Chemical properties
Berkelium tetrafluoride is reduced by
lithium
Lithium (from el, λίθος, lithos, lit=stone) is a chemical element with the symbol Li and atomic number 3. It is a soft, silvery-white alkali metal. Under standard conditions, it is the least dense metal and the least dense solid el ...
at elevated temperatures to metallic berkelium:
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References
{{Actinide halides
Fluorides
Berkelium compounds
Actinide halides