Uranium_disulfide

Uranium disulfide

Uranium disulfide

Chemical compound

Uranium disulfide is an inorganic chemical compound of uranium in oxidation state +4 and sulfur in oxidation state -2. It is radioactive and appears in the form of black crystals.[2]

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Uranium disulfide has two allotropic forms: α-uranium disulfide, which is stable above the transition temperature (about 1350 °C) and metastable below it, and β-uranium disulfide which is stable below this temperature.[3] The tetragonal crystal structure of α-US2 is identical to α-USe2.[1]

Uranium disulfide can be synthesized by reduction of gaseous hydrogen sulfide with uranium metal powder at elevated temperatures.[4]

References

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    Noel, H.; Le Marouille, J.Y. (1984). "Crystal structure and properties of the uranium chalcogenides α-US2 and α-USe2". Journal of Solid State Chemistry. 52 (3). Elsevier BV: 197–202. doi:10.1016/0022-4596(84)90001-x. ISSN 0022-4596.
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    Kohlmann, H.; Beck, H. P. (2000) [Oct 1, 1999]. "Uranium's valency in U3S5". Journal of Solid State Chemistry. 150 (2). Academic: 339. Bibcode:2000JSSCh.150..336K. doi:10.1006/jssc.1999.8599.
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    Picon, Marius; Flahaut, Jean (1953). "Dimorphism of the uranium disulfide, US2". Compt. Rend. 237: 808–810.
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    Assmann, Helmut; Stehle, Heinz (1981) [Mid-1979]. "Weitere Uranverbindungen als Kernbrennstoffe" [Other uranium compounds as nuclear fuels]. In Buschbeck, Karl-Christian; Keller, Cornelius (eds.). Handbuch der Anorganischen Chemie [Inorganic Chemistry Handbook]. Gmelin (in German). Vol. U: Uran (Suppl. A3) (8th ed.). Berlin: Springer. pp. 210–211. doi:10.1007/978-3-662-10275-6. ISBN 978-3-662-10276-3. LCCN 25-1383.
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