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

Californium iodide is obtained by heating Cf2O3 in HI.

The compound is isostructural with

CfOBr. All are prepared by the same method.[2]

Physical properties

The compound forms dark crystals.[3]

References

  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. . Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  3. . Retrieved 16 July 2023.