Francium chloride

Francium chloride
Names
Other names
  • Francium(I) chloride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
  • InChI=1S/ClH.Fr/h1H;/q;+1/p-1
  • [Fr+].[Cl-]
Properties
FrCl
Molar mass 258.45 g/mol
Appearance White solid
Melting point 590 °C (1,094 °F; 863 K)
Boiling point 1,275 °C (2,327 °F; 1,548 K)
Soluble
Vapor pressure 23.90
Related compounds
Other anions
 Francium hydroxide
Other cations
 Lithium chloride
Sodium chloride
Potassium chloride
Rubidium chloride
Caesium chloride
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Francium chloride is a radioactive chemical compound with the formula FrCl. It is a salt predicted to be a white solid and is soluble in water. Its properties resemble caesium chloride.

Production

It is produced by the reaction of hydrochloric acid with francium metal:

2Fr + 2HCl → 2FrCl + H2

It is also expected to be produced by the violent reaction of francium and chlorine gas.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Analytical Chemistry of Technetium, Promethium, Astatine and Francium by Avgusta Konstantinovna. Lavrukhina, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Pozdnyakov ISBN 0250399237
  2. ↑ Paul Collison (2003). Nelson Modular Science. Nelson Thornes Limited. p. 130. ISBN 9780748767977.