Uranium sulfate
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| Uranium sulfate | |
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| Properties | |
| Molecular formula | U(SO4)2 |
| Molar mass | 430.15 g/mol |
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Uranium sulfate (U(SO4)2) is a water soluble salt of uranium. It is a very toxic compound and should not be ingested. Uranium sulfate minerals commonly are widespread around uranium bearing mine sites, where they usually form during the evaporation of acid sulfate-rich mine tailings which have been leached by oxygen-bearing waters. Uranium sulfate is a transitional compound in the production of Uranium hexafluoride. It was also used to fuel aqueous Homogeneous Reactors
[edit] Preparation
Uranyl sulfate in solution is readily photochemically reduced to uranium(IV) sulfate. The photoreduction can be carried out in the sunshine and this requires the addition of ethanol as a reducing agent. Uranium(IV) crystallizes or is precipitated by ethanol in excess. It can be obtained with different degrees of hydration.
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- Mata F., Martín-Gil J. and Martín-Gil F.J. (1980). "Preparation, infrared and visible spectra of sulfate complexes of uranium(IV)". Z. anorg. allg. Chem 462: 231–240. doi:.
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