Einsteinium tetrafluoride is a binary
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 of
einsteinium
Einsteinium is a synthetic chemical element; it has symbol Es and atomic number 99 and is a member of the actinide series and the seventh transuranium element.
Einsteinium was discovered as a component of the debris of the first hydrogen bomb ...
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 . The compound was observed by thermochromatography.
Synthesis
The compound can be prepared via
fluorination
In chemistry, halogenation is a chemical reaction which introduces one or more halogens into a chemical compound. Halide-containing compounds are pervasive, making this type of transformation important, e.g. in the production of polymers, drugs. ...
of
einsteinium trifluoride
Einsteinium fluoride is a binary inorganic chemical compound of einsteinium and fluorine with the chemical formula .
Synthesis
Einsteinium fluoride can be precipitated from einsteinium(III) chloride solutions upon reaction with fluoride ions. An ...
.
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Physical properties
The compound is volatile. Volatility is comparable to that of other transuranium tetrafluorides.
References
Einsteinium compounds
Fluorides
Actinide halides
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