Uranyl hydroxide is a hydroxide of uranium with the chemical formula UO2(OH)2 in the monomeric form and (UO2)2(OH)4 in the dimeric; both forms may exist in normal aqueous media. Uranyl hydroxide hydrate is precipitated as a colloidal yellowcake from oxidized uranium liquors near neutral pH.

Uranyl hydroxide
Ball and stick model of crystalline uranyl hydroxide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
UN number 2909
  • InChI=1S/2H2O.2O.U/h2*1H2;;;/q;;;;+2/p-2 ☒N
    Key: VWIQIIGYDAPONF-UHFFFAOYSA-L ☒N
  • O=[U+2]=O.[OH-].[OH-]
Properties
UH
2
O
4
Molar mass 304.0424 g mol−1
Related compounds
Related compounds
Sulfuric acid
Chromic acid
Uranium trioxide
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 hydroxide was once used in glassmaking and ceramics in the colouring of the vitreous phases and the preparation of pigments for high temperature firing. The introduction of alkaline diuranates (like sodium diuranate) into glasses leads to yellow by transmission, green by reflection; moreover these glasses become dichroic and fluorescent under ultraviolet rays.

Uranyl hydroxide is teratogenic and radioactive.

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