Uranium(III) chloride
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Uranium(III) chloride, UCl3, is a water soluble salt of uranium. UCl3 is used mostly to reprocess spent nuclear fuel. Uranium(III) chloride is synthesized in various ways from uranium(IV) chloride; however, UCl3 is less stable than UCl4.
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Uranium(III) chloride | |
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Uranium chloride Uranium trichloride Hypouranous chloride | |
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UCl3 | |
Appearance | Green crystalline solid |
Density | 5.500 g/cm3, liquid |
Melting point | 837 °C (1,539 °F; 1,110 K) |
Boiling point | 1,657 °C (3,015 °F; 1,930 K) |
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Hybridisation | Tricapped trigonal prismatic |
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Flash point | Non-flammable |
Non-flammable | |
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Related compounds |
Uranium(IV) chloride, Uranium(V) chloride, Uranium(VI) chloride |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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