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Americium(III) chloride or americium trichloride is the chemical compound composed of americium and chlorine with the formula AmCl3. It forms pink hexagonal crystals. In the solid state each americium atom has nine chlorine atoms as near neighbours at approximately the same distance in a tricapped trigonal prismatic configuration.The hexahydrate has a monocline crystal structure with: a = 9702 pm b = 6567 pm and c = 8009 pm; β = 93° 37′; space group: P2/n.
