Uranyl carbonate

Uranyl carbonate
Uranyl carbonate

Uranyl carbonate
Names
IUPAC name
Uranium carbonate
Other names
Uranium Carbonate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
  • InChI=1S/CH2O3.2O.U/c2-1(3)4;;;/h(H2,2,3,4);;;/q;;;+2/p-2
    Key: PPSNDTCGUJZXMQ-UHFFFAOYSA-L
  • C(=O)([O-])[O-].O=[U+2]=O
Properties
UO2(CO3)
Molar mass 330 g/mol
Density 5.7 g/cm3
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Uranyl carbonate refers to the inorganic compound with the formula UO2CO3. Also known by its mineral name rutherfordine, this material consists of uranyl (UO22+) and carbonate (CO32-). Like most uranyl salts, the compound is a polymeric, each uranium(VI) center being bonded to eight O atoms.[1] Hydrolysis products of rutherfordine are also found in both the mineral and organic fractions of coal and its fly ash and is the main component of uranium in mine tailing seepage water.[2]

  1. ^ Finch R J, Cooper M A, Hawthorne F C and Ewing R C. (1999). "Refinement of the Crystal Structure of Rutherfordine". Can. Mineral. 37: 929–38.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Ivanovich, M.; Fröhlich, K.; Hendry, M.J. (1991). "Uranium-series radionuclides in fluids and solids, Milk River aquifer, Alberta, Canada". Applied Geochemistry. 6 (4): 405–418. Bibcode:1991ApGC....6..405I. doi:10.1016/0883-2927(91)90040-V.