Curium(IV) fluoride is an
inorganic
An inorganic compound is typically a chemical compound that lacks carbon–hydrogen bondsthat is, a compound that is not an organic compound. The study of inorganic compounds is a subfield of chemistry known as '' inorganic chemistry''.
Inor ...
chemical compound, a salt of
curium
Curium is a synthetic chemical element; it has symbol Cm and atomic number 96. This transuranic actinide element was named after eminent scientists Marie and Pierre Curie, both known for their research on radioactivity. Curium was first inten ...
and
fluorine
Fluorine is a chemical element; it has Chemical symbol, symbol F and atomic number 9. It is the lightest halogen and exists at Standard temperature and pressure, standard conditions as pale yellow Diatomic molecule, diatomic gas. Fluorine is extre ...
with the chemical formula .
Synthesis
It is reported that the compound can be prepared by fluorination of
with elemental fluorine at 400 °C.
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Physical properties
The compound forms brownish-tan solid composed of Cm
4+ and F
− ions. It has a monoclinic crystal structure of the space group ''C
2/c'' (No. 15), and lattice parameters a = 1250 pm, b = 1049 pm, and c = 818 pm.
It has the same crystal structure as that of
.
References
Curium compounds
Fluorides
Actinide halides
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