Californium oxychloride (
Cf OCl) is a
radioactive salt first discovered in measurable quantities in 1960. It is composed of a single
californium cation and
oxychloride
In chemistry, molecular oxohalides (oxyhalides) are a group of chemical compounds in which both oxygen and halogen atoms are attached to another chemical element A in a single molecule. They have the general formula , where X = fluorine (F), chlor ...
consisting of one
chloride and one
oxide
An oxide () is a chemical compound that contains at least one oxygen atom and one other element in its chemical formula. "Oxide" itself is the dianion of oxygen, an O2– (molecular) ion. with oxygen in the oxidation state of −2. Most of the E ...
anion. It was the first californium compound ever isolated.
Synthesis
Treatment of with moist hydrogen chloride or with water vapor.
Physical properties
The compound form pale green crystals.
See also
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Californium compounds
References
External links
Web Elements page: Californium
Californium compounds
Oxychlorides
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