Californium(IV) oxide
Chemical compound
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Californium(IV) oxide, also called californium dioxide, is a binary inorganic compound of californium and oxygen with the chemical formula CfO
2.[1]
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Californium dioxide | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.031.448 |
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| Properties | |
| CfO2 | |
| Molar mass | 283 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | Black-brown solid |
| Density | g/cm3 |
| Insoluble | |
| Structure | |
| cubic | |
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Related compounds |
Berkelium dioxide, dicalifornium trioxide |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Synthesis
Californium dioxide is produced by oxidizing californium with molecular and atomic oxygen at high pressure.[2]
Physical properties
Californium(IV) oxide is a black-brown solid that has a cubic fluorite crystal structure with a lattice parameter, the distance between unit cells in the crystal, of 531.0 ± 0.2 picometers (pm) (530.8 - 531.2).[3]
