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uranyl nitrate

uranyl nitrate

9.9
A yellow substance that dissolves in water, contains uranium and is used in nuclear labs
  • noun
  • /ˈjʊrəˌnɪl ˈnaɪtreɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : nitrato de uranilo
  • The laboratory stored several bottles of uranyl nitrate for use in analytical experiments.

Examples

  • Uranyl nitrate is highly soluble in water but must be handled with great care due to its radioactivity.

  • The production of yellowcake sometimes involves the intermediate step of forming uranyl nitrate crystals.

  • The lab analyzed the uranyl nitrate sample carefully.

  • Scientists often use uranyl nitrates in their experiments.

  • Uranyl nitrate is used in nuclear processing to create high-purity uranium products.

  • The researchers prepared a solution of uranyl nitrate for their chemical analysis.

  • In the lab, uranyl nitrate was carefully mixed with other reagents for the experiment.

Surface Forms

uranyl nitrate singular
uranyl nitrates plural

Morphology

uranyl + nitrate

The compound name is compositionally built: 'uranyl' denotes the uranium-containing bivalent ion and 'nitrate' denotes the NO3− salt group, so together they denote the nitrate salt of uranyl. Although the term is technical and rare, its meaning follows regular chemical naming conventions and is directly derivable by a learner who already knows the constituent words.

Etymology

Uranyl nitrate is named for its parts: uranyl, which comes from 'uranium', and nitrate, a word for a salt made with nitric acid. So the name simply means a uranium salt, which fits the yellow, crystalline compound used in labs.