Uranium fluoride can refer to:
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Uranium trifluoride
Uranium trifluoride is an inorganic chemical compound
A chemical compound is a chemical substance composed of many identical molecules (or molecular entities) containing atoms from more than one chemical element held together by chemical bon ...
, UF
3
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Uranium tetrafluoride
Uranium tetrafluoride is the inorganic compound with the formula UF4. It is a green solid with an insignificant vapor pressure and low solubility in water. Uranium in its tetravalent ( uranous) state is important in various technological process ...
, UF
4
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Uranium pentafluoride
Uranium pentafluoride is the inorganic compound with the chemical formula UF5. It is a pale yellow paramagnetic solid. The compound has attracted interest because it is related to uranium hexafluoride, which is widely used to produce uranium fuel ...
, UF
5
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Uranium hexafluoride
Uranium hexafluoride, sometimes called hex, is the inorganic compound with the formula . Uranium hexafluoride is a volatile, white solid that is used in enriching uranium for nuclear reactors and nuclear weapons.
Preparation
Uranium dioxide is co ...
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6
* Tetrauranium heptadecafluoride, U
4F
17
* Tetrauranium octadecafluoride, U
4F
18
See also
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Uranyl fluoride
Uranyl fluoride is the inorganic compound with the formula . It is most notable as a contaminant in the production of uranium tetrafluoride.
As shown by X-ray crystallography, the uranyl centers are surrounded by six fluoride ligands .
This salt ...
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2F
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