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Trifluorouranium
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.033.990 |
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Properties | |
UF3 | |
Molar mass | 295.024 g/mol [1] |
Appearance | purple solid [2] |
Density | 8.9 g/cm3 [1] |
Melting point | 1,495 °C (2,723 °F; 1,768 K) [1] |
Structure | |
Rhombohedral, hP24 | |
P63cm, No. 185 [3] | |
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 U F3.
Uranium trifluoride can be obtained by reacting uranium(IV) fluoride with aluminium at 900 °C or with uranium: [4]
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