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PREPARATION OF STOICHIOMETRIC U$sub 3$$O$$sub 8$

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4114102· OSTI ID:4114102
Many inorganic compounds show significant deviations from stoichiometric composition; this is true of the oxides of uranium. The preparation of stoichiometric U/sub 3/C/sub 8/ depends on the starting uranium compound, sample size (bed depth), temperature, duration of ignition, and any chemical alteration of the starting compound. Stoichiometric U/sub 3/O/sub 8/ was prepared in 10-g quantities from uranyl fluoride and uranium peroxide by ignition at 850 gas- cooled C for 16 hr and from uranyl nitrate and uranium trioxide by ignition at 1000 gas-cooled C for 16 hr followed by reignition at 850 gas-cooled C to constant weight. Long periods of ignition to form the stoichiometric oxide are not required in the specialized gravimetric method presented for the determination of uranium. (auth)
Research Organization:
Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant, Tenn.
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-26
NSA Number:
NSA-15-003996
OSTI ID:
4114102
Report Number(s):
K-1424
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English