uranyl oxalate
- noun
- Specialized
- The yellow color of uranyl oxalate is a characteristic feature used in its identification.
Examples
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When heated, uranyl oxalate decomposes to produce uranium oxide and carbon dioxide.
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The laboratory prepared a sample of uranyl oxalate for the analysis of uranium content.
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The laboratory synthesized uranyl oxalate for the experiment.
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Many chemists use uranyl oxalate in their analyses.
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The laboratory prepared a sample of uranyl oxalate for the analysis of uranium content.
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The yellow color of uranyl oxalate is a characteristic feature used in its identification.
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Many chemists use uranyl oxalate in their analyses.
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a systematic chemical compound name: 'uranyl' (a uranium ion) combined with 'oxalate' (the oxalic-acid-derived anion) so the phrase straightforwardly denotes the salt formed from those parts. The meaning follows regular, compositional chemical naming patterns, so a learner who knows both constituents and basic salt-formation will understand it.
Etymology
Uranyl oxalate comes from two parts: uranyl, the uranium part that is often yellow, and oxalate, which comes from oxalic acid. So the name literally describes a 'yellow uranium salt', and that is why it refers to the yellow crystalline compound used in chemical analysis.