Plutonium(III) fluoride
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| IUPAC name
Plutonium(III) fluoride
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| Systematic IUPAC name
Plutonium(3+) fluoride | |
| Other names
Plutonic fluoride
Plutonium fluoride Plutonium trifluoride | |
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| Properties | |
| PuF3 | |
| Molar mass | 301 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | Violet, opaque crystals |
| Density | 9.3 g cm−3 |
| Melting point | 1,396 °C (2,545 °F; 1,669 K) |
| Boiling point | 2,000 °C (3,630 °F; 2,270 K) (decomposes) |
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Other anions
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Plutonium(III) chloride |
Other cations
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Samarium(III) fluoride |
Related plutonium chlorides
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Plutonium tetrafluoride Plutonium hexafluoride |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Plutonium(III) fluoride or plutonium trifluoride is the chemical compound composed of plutonium and fluorine with the formula PuF3. This salt forms violet crystals. Plutonium(III) fluoride has the LaF3 structure where the coordination around the plutonium atoms is complex and usually described as tri-capped trigonal prismatic.