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uranium dioxide
Also known as uranous oxide, uranium(IV) oxide
chemical compound
Chemical data
- Formula
- O2U
- Molecular weight
- 270.028 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- dioxouranium
- SMILES
- O=[U]=O
- InChIKey
- FCTBKIHDJGHPPO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- Polar surface area
- 34.1 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 2
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 270.040617
- Image
- UO2 Pellet.jpg
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Uranium dioxide or uranium(IV) oxide ( UO2), also known as urania or uranous oxide, is an oxide of uranium, and is a black, radioactive, crystalline powder that naturally occurs in the mineral uraninite. It is used in nuclear fuel rods in nuclear reactors. A mixture of uranium and plutonium dioxides is used as MOX fuel. It has been used as an orange, yellow, green, and black color in ceramic glazes and glass.
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