Uranium fluoride can refer to:
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Uranium trifluoride, 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 processe ...
, 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 fue ...
, UF
5
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Uranium hexafluoride
Uranium hexafluoride (), (sometimes called "hex") is an inorganic compound with the formula UF6. Uranium hexafluoride is a volatile white solid that reacts with water, releasing corrosive hydrofluoric acid. The compound reacts mildly with alumin ...
, UF
6
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Tetrauranium heptadecafluoride, U
4F
17
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Tetrauranium octadecafluoride, U
4F
18
See also
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Uranyl fluoride
Uranyl fluoride is the inorganic compound with the formula UO2F2. As shown by x-ray crystallography, the uranyl (UO22+) centers are complemented by six fluoride ligands.
This salt is very soluble in water as well as hygroscopic. It is forms in th ...
, UO
2F
2
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