Californium(III) oxyiodide

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Californium(III) oxyiodide
Names
Other names
Californium oxyiodide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
  • InChI=1S/Cf.HI.O/h;1H;/q+3;;-2/p-1
    Key: GURMYTIIBHTWGL-UHFFFAOYSA-M
  • [Cf+3].[I-].[O-2]
Properties
CfIO
Molar mass 394 g·mol−1
Appearance dark crystals
Structure
tetragonal
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Californium(III) oxyiodide is a inorganic compound of californium, iodine, and oxygen with the formula CfOI.[1]

Synthesis[edit]

Californium iodide is obtained by heating Cf2O3 in HI.

The compound is isostructural with CfOCl and CfOBr. All are prepared by the same method.[2]

Physical properties[edit]

The compound forms dark crystals.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Subject Headings Used in the Catalogs of the United States Atomic Energy Commission. Atomic Energy Commission. 1969. p. 39. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  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. ^ Mi︠a︡soedov, Boris Fedorovich (1974). Analytical Chemistry of Transplutonium Elements. Wiley. p. 101. ISBN 978-0-470-62715-0. Retrieved 16 July 2023.