Californium(III) oxide

Californium(III) oxide
Names
	Other names Californium sesquioxide, dicalifornium trioxide
Identifiers
CAS Number	12050-91-8;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
	InChI InChI=1S/2Cf.3O/q2+3;3-2 Key: BZGNRENQZZWCKH-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES [Cf+3].[Cf+3].[O-2].[O-2].[O-2];
Properties
Chemical formula	Cf2O3
Molar mass	550 g·mol−1
Appearance	yellow-green solid
Density	g/cm3
Melting point	1,750 °C (3,180 °F; 2,020 K)
Solubility in water	insoluble
Structure
Crystal structure	orthorhombic
Related compounds
Related compounds	Californium dioxide
Hazards
	Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards	radioactive
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Californium(III) oxide is a binary inorganic compound of californium and oxygen with the formula Cf
₂O
₃.^[1] It is one of the first obtained solid compounds of californium, synthesized in 1958.

^ Morss, Lester R.; Fuger, J.; Goffart, J.; Edelstein, N.; Shalimoff, G. V. (1 January 1987). "Enthalpy of formation and magnetic susceptibility of californium sesquioxide, Cf2O3". Journal of the Less Common Metals. 127: 251–257. doi:10.1016/0022-5088(87)90385-7. ISSN 0022-5088. Retrieved 10 April 2023.

[1] Morss, Lester R.; Fuger, J.; Goffart, J.; Edelstein, N.; Shalimoff, G. V. (1 January 1987). "Enthalpy of formation and magnetic susceptibility of californium sesquioxide, Cf2O3". Journal of the Less Common Metals. 127: 251–257. doi:10.1016/0022-5088(87)90385-7. ISSN 0022-5088. Retrieved 10 April 2023.

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