Uranium trifluoride
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Trifluorouranium
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.033.990 
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| Properties | |
Chemical formula
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UF3 |
| Molar mass | 295.024 g/mol[1] |
| Density | 8.9 g/cm3[1] |
| Melting point | 1,495 °C (2,723 °F; 1,768 K)[1] |
| Structure | |
| Rhombohedral, hP24 | |
Space group
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P63cm, No. 185[2] |
a = 0.7181 nm, c = 0.7348 nm
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Lattice volume (V)
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0.32815 |
Formula units (Z)
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6 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
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Uranium trifluoride is an inorganic chemical compound with the chemical formula UF3.
Synthesis[]
Uranium trifluoride can be obtained by reacting uranium(IV) fluoride with aluminium at 900 °C or with uranium:[3]
References[]
- ^ a b c Haynes, William M., ed. (2011). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (92nd ed.). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. p. 4.97. ISBN 1-4398-5511-0.
- ^ Zachariasen, W. H. (1949). "Crystal chemical studies of the 5f-series of elements. XII. New compounds representing known structure types" (PDF). Acta Crystallographica. 2 (6): 388–390. doi:10.1107/S0365110X49001016.
- ^ Brauer, Georg (ed.) (1978) Handbuch der Präparativen Anorganischen Chemie. Vol 3. Enke, Stuttgart. ISBN 3-432-87813-3. p. 1207
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