Americium(III) fluoride

Americium(III) fluoride
Crystal structure
Names
IUPAC name
Americium(III) fluoride
Other names
Americium trifluoride
Identifiers
CAS Number
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InChI
  • InChI=1S/Am.3FH/h;3*1H/q+3;;;/p-3 checkY
SMILES
  • F[Am](F)F
Properties
Chemical formula
AmF3
Molar mass 300 g/mol[1]
Appearance pink, crystalline solid
Density 9.53 g/cm3[1]
Melting point 1,393 °C (2,539 °F; 1,666 K)[1]
Structure
Crystal structure
Rhombohedral, hR24
Space group
P3c1, No. 165[2]
Lattice constant
a = 0.7068 nm, c = 0.7246 nm
Lattice volume (V)
0.31349
Formula units (Z)
6
Related compounds
Other anions
Americium(III) chloride
Americium(III) bromide
Americium(III) iodide
Other cations
Plutonium(III) fluoride
Curium(III) fluoride
Europium(III) fluoride
Americium(IV) fluoride
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Americium(III) fluoride or americium trifluoride is the chemical compound composed of americium and fluorine with the formula AmF3. It is a water insoluble, pink salt.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Haynes, William M., ed. (2011). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (92nd ed.). Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. p. 4.46. ISBN 1-4398-5511-0.
  2. ^ Zachariasen, W. H. (1949). "Crystal chemical studies of the 5f-series of elements. XII. New compounds representing known structure types". Acta Crystallographica. 2 (6): 388–390. Bibcode:1949AcCry...2..388Z. doi:10.1107/S0365110X49001016.
  3. ^ Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, Alan (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd ed.). Butterworth-Heinemann. pp. 1270–1271. doi:10.1016/C2009-0-30414-6. ISBN 978-0-08-037941-8.