 Crystal form of californium oxyfluoride __ Cf3+ __ O2− or F− | |
| Names | |
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| IUPAC name Californium(III) oxyfluoride | |
| Identifiers | |
3D model (JSmol) | |
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| Properties | |
| CfFO | |
| Molar mass | 286 g·mol−1 |
| Structure | |
| cubic | |
a = 556.1 ± 0.4 pm | |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in theirstandard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
Californium(III) oxyfluoride is aradioactiveinorganic compound with achemical formula CfOF, synthesized in the 1960s. This salt crystallizes with thecubicfluorite structure, with the oxide and fluoride anions randomly distributed in anion sites.[1]
Californium(III) oxyfluoride is anoxyfluoride and amixed anion compound. It can be prepared by thehydrolysis ofCfF3 at high temperature.[1]