Chemical consequences of radioactive decay. 2. Spectrophotometric study of the ingrowth of berkelium-249 and californium-249 into halides of einsteinium-253

Journal Article · Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1981 · Inorg. Chem.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/ic50225a076· OSTI ID:6005963

Young, J P ^[1]; Haire, R G; Peterson, J R; Ensor, D D; Fellows, R L

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1. Oak Ridge National Lab., TN

The ingrowth of /sup 249/Bk daughter and /sup 249/Cf granddaughter into fluorides, chlorides, bromides, and iodides of parent /sup 253/Es was followed by spectrophotometric methods. In the case of trivalent Es halides, the oxidation state of the parent is maintained by its progeny. In the case of divalent Es halides, the oxidation state of the parent is retained by the granddaughter species. No other oxidation states or chemical species of the progeny ions are observed even though experimental conditions of storage such as physical state, temperature, or cover-gas composition were varied. These results are considered in terms of mechanisms that would allow such chemical stability.

• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-26; AS05-76ER04447
• OSTI ID: 6005963
• Journal Information: Inorg. Chem.; (United States), Vol. 20:11
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

38 RADIATION CHEMISTRY, RADIOCHEMISTRY, AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY
BERKELIUM 249
ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY
BETA DECAY
CALIFORNIUM 249
ALPHA DECAY
EINSTEINIUM 253
EINSTEINIUM BROMIDES
CHEMICAL PREPARATION
EINSTEINIUM CHLORIDES
EINSTEINIUM FLUORIDES
EINSTEINIUM IODIDES
DAUGHTER PRODUCTS
OXIDATION
ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS
ACTINIDE ISOTOPES
ACTINIDE NUCLEI
ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BERKELIUM ISOTOPES
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BROMIDES
BROMINE COMPOUNDS
CALIFORNIUM ISOTOPES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHLORIDES
CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
DECAY
EINSTEINIUM COMPOUNDS
EINSTEINIUM ISOTOPES
EVEN-ODD NUCLEI
FLUORIDES
FLUORINE COMPOUNDS
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
HEAVY NUCLEI
IODIDES
IODINE COMPOUNDS
ISOTOPES
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
RADIOISOTOPES
SPECTROSCOPY
SYNTHESIS
TRANSPLUTONIUM COMPOUNDS
TRANSURANIUM COMPOUNDS
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
400702* - Radiochemistry & Nuclear Chemistry- Properties of Radioactive Materials