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| IUPACName = Plutonium(III) chloride

| OtherNames = Plutonium trichloride

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| CASNo = 13569-62-5

| PubChem = 19902959

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| Pu=1 | Cl=3

| MolarMass = 350.322 g/mol

| Appearance = Green solid

| Density = 5.71 g/cm³, solid<ref name="webelements">[http://www.webelements.com/compounds/plutonium/plutonium_trichloride.html www.webelements.com: Plutonium(III) chloride].</ref>

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| OtherAnions = [[Plutonium tetrachloride|PuCl₄]], [[Plutonium tribromide|PuBr₃]], [[Samarium(III) chloride|SmCl₃]]

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'''Plutonium(III) chloride''' is a chemical compound with the formula PuCl₃. This ionic plutonium salt can be prepared by reacting the metal with [[hydrochloric acid]].

== Structure ==

[[Plutonium]] atoms in crystalline PuCl₃ are 9 coordinate, and the structure is [[tricapped trigonal prismatic]]. It crystallizes as the trihydrate, and forms lavender-blue solutions in water.<ref>John H. Burns, J. R. Peterson, J. N. Stevenson: "Crystallographic Studies of some Transuranic Trihalides: ²³⁹PuCl₃, ²⁴⁴CmBr₃, ²⁴⁹BkBr₃ and ²⁴⁹CfBr₃", ''[[Journal of Inorganic and Nuclear Chemistry]]'' '''1975''', ''37 (3)'', 743–749; {{doi|10.1016/0022-1902(75)80532-X}}.</ref>

== Safety ==

{{See also|Dual fluid reactor}}

As with all [[plutonium]] compounds, it is subject to control under the [[Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty]]. Due to the radioactivity of plutonium, all of its compounds, PuCl₃ included, are warm to the touch. Such contact is not recommended, since touching the material may result in serious injury.

== References ==

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{{Actinide halides}}

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