uranium hexafluoride (UF6)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/uranium_hexafluoride_(UF6)
GPTKB entity
Statements (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:chemical_compound
gptkbp:appearance white solid
gptkbp:aroma sharp, irritating
gptkbp:boilingPoint 56.5 °C (sublimes)
gptkbp:CASNumber 7783-81-5
gptkbp:chemicalFormula gptkb:UF6
gptkbp:color white
gptkbp:containsElement gptkb:uranium
fluorine
gptkbp:decaysTo gptkb:uranium_tetrafluoride
fluorine gas
gptkbp:density 5.09 g/cm³ (solid at 25 °C)
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Mathieu_Joseph_Bonaventure_Orfila
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1860
gptkbp:GHSClassification skull and crossbones
corrosive
health hazard
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label uranium hexafluoride (UF6)
gptkbp:IUPACName gptkb:uranium_hexafluoride
gptkbp:mainIndustrialUse nuclear fuel production
gptkbp:meltingPoint 64.1 °C
gptkbp:molecularWeight 352.02 g/mol
gptkbp:producesOnHydrolysis gptkb:hydrogen_fluoride
uranyl fluoride
gptkbp:radioactive gptkb:U-235
gptkb:U-238
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:International_Atomic_Energy_Agency_(IAEA)
gptkb:Nuclear_Regulatory_Commission_(NRC)
gptkbp:riskFactor toxic
radioactive
corrosive
gptkbp:solubility reacts
gptkbp:stateAtRoomTemperature gptkb:stone
gptkbp:storage nickel or Monel containers
gptkbp:structure octahedral
gptkbp:sublimationPoint 56.5 °C
gptkbp:type gptkb:water
gptkbp:UNNumber 2978
gptkbp:usedFor uranium enrichment
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:nuclear_reactor
gaseous diffusion
gas centrifuge enrichment
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:IR-6
gptkb:Isfahan_Uranium_Conversion_Facility
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7