Solving the Hydration Structure of the Heaviest Actinide Aqua IonKnown: The Californium(III) Case

Creators: Galbis Fuster, Elsa; Hernández Cobos, Jorge; den Auwer, Christophe; Le Naour, Ciaire; Guillaumont, Dominique; Simoni, Eric; Rodríguez Pappalardo, Rafael; Sánchez Marcos, Enrique

Others:: Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Química Orgánica y Farmacéutica; Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Química Física; Junta de Andalucía

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Wish they all could be californium: X-ray absorption spectroscopy (black points) and Monte Carlo simulations (blue line) of Cf" in aqueous solutions have been combined to determine the ligand distance and coordination number (CN) of the Cf" aqua ion (see picture), the heaviest cation measured and simulated to date. The results confirm that a contraction takes place in the actinide series as in the lanthanide series.

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Junta de Andalucía P06-FQM-01484

Solving the Hydration Structure of the Heaviest Actinide Aqua IonKnown: The Californium(III) Case

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