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uranyl nitrate

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ID 732341 Last modified 11.11.2015
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Domain inorganic chemistry
  • a greenish-yellow crystalline salt used as a stain in microscopy and formerly as a light-sensitive pigment in an early form of photography
uranyl nitrate
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  • Uranyl nitrate is produced by the ore-processing operations described above as well as by solvent extraction from irradiated nuclear reactor fuel ... In either case, it is an excellent starting material for conversion to uranium metal or for eventual enrichment of the uranium-235 content.
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  • Formula (of the crystalline form): UO2(NO3)2·6H2O.
nitrate d'uranyle

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