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Americium(III) fluoride

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Americium(III) fluoride

Crystal structure
Names
IUPAC name
Americium(III) fluoride
Other names
Americium trifluoride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
  • InChI=1S/Am.3FH/h;3*1H/q+3;;;/p-3 checkY
  • F[Am](F)F
Properties
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
Rhombohedral, hR24
P3c1, No. 165[2]
a = 0.7068 nm, c = 0.7246 nm
0.31349
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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).

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

References

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  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.