:Uranyl sulfate
{{chembox
| verifiedrevid = 403121539
| Name = Uranyl sulfate
| ImageFile1 =
| ImageNameL1 = Ball-and-stick model of the uranyl cation
| ImageSizeL1 = 135px
| ImageFileR1 = Sulfate-3D-balls.png
| ImageNameR1 = Ball-and-stick model of the sulfate anion
| ImageSizeR1 = 85px
| OtherNames =
|Section1={{Chembox Identifiers
| index_label=anhydrous:
| index1_label=monohdyrate:
| index2_label=dihdyrate:
| index3_label=trihdyrate:
| index5_label=pentahydrate:
| CASNo = 1314-64-3
| CASNo3 = 20910-28-5
| ChemSpiderID = 14131
| EC_number = 215-240-3
| PubChem = 14815
| PubChem1 = 129703883
| PubChem2 = 129772678
| PubChem3 = 71587042
| PubChem5 = 129763198
| UNII3 = 63MHT04U9C
| UNNumber = 2909
| StdInChI=1S/H2O4S.2O.U/c1-5(2,3)4;;;/h(H2,1,2,3,4);;;/q;;;+2/p-2
| StdInChIKey = XEZIPWHQHLVFHG-UHFFFAOYSA-L
| SMILES = [O-]S(=O)(=O)[O-].O=[U+2]=O
| InChI1=1S/H2O4S.H2O.2O.U/c1-5(2,3)4;;;;/h(H2,1,2,3,4);1H2;;;/q;;;;+2/p-2
| InChIKey1 = GSSXPGLZRCAGDP-UHFFFAOYSA-L
| SMILES1 = O.[O-]S(=O)(=O)[O-].O=[U+2]=O
| InChI2=1S/H2O4S.2H2O.2O.U/c1-5(2,3)4;;;;;/h(H2,1,2,3,4);2*1H2;;;/q;;;;;+2/p-2
| InChIKey2 = PJGZKVQRFYKDMB-UHFFFAOYSA-L
| SMILES2 = O.O.[O-]S(=O)(=O)[O-].O=[U+2]=O
| InChI3=1S/H2O4S.3H2O.2O.U/c1-5(2,3)4;;;;;;/h(H2,1,2,3,4);3*1H2;;;/q;;;;2*-2;/p-2
| InChIKey3 = SBCFBOOTSWECOA-UHFFFAOYSA-L
| SMILES3 = O.O.O.[O-2].[O-2].[O-]S(=O)(=O)[O-].[U]
| InChI5=1S/H2O4S.5H2O.2O.U/c1-5(2,3)4;;;;;;;;/h(H2,1,2,3,4);5*1H2;;;/q;;;;;;;;+2/p-2
| InChIKey5 = FJVCKQOAEFENSP-UHFFFAOYSA-L
| SMILES5 = O.O.O.O.O.[O-]S(=O)(=O)[O-].O=[U+2]=O
}}
|Section2={{Chembox Properties
| Formula = UO2SO4
| MolarMass = 366.09 g/mol
| Density = 3.28 g/cm3 @ 20 °C
| Solvent =
| SolubleOther =
| MeltingPt =
| BoilingPt =
| Solubility = 27.5 g/100 mL in water at 25 °C
}}
|Section8={{Chembox Related
| OtherCations =
| OtherAnions = Uranyl chloride
Uranyl nitrate
Uranyl carbonate
| OtherCompounds = Uranium dioxide
}}
}}
Uranyl sulfate describes a family of inorganic compounds with the formula UO2SO4(H2O)n. These salts consist of sulfate, the uranyl ion, and water. They are lemon-yellow solids. Uranyl sulfates are intermediates in some extraction methods used for uranium ores.{{Ullmann|doi=10.1002/14356007.a27_281.pub2|title=Uranium, Uranium Alloys, and Uranium Compounds|year=2007|last1=Peehs|first1= Martin|last2=Walter|first2=Thomas|last3=Walter|first3=Sabine|last4=Zemek|first4=Martin}} These compounds can also take the form of an anhydrous salt.
Structure
The structure of UO2(SO4)(H2O)3.5 is illustrative of the uranyl sulfates. The trans-UO22+ centers are encased in a pentagonal bipyramidal coordination sphere. In the pentagonal plane are five oxygen ligands derived from sulfate and aquo ligands. The compound is a coordination polymer.{{cite journal|doi=10.1021/ic50190a075|title=Structure of a New Uranyl Sulfate Hydrate α-2UO2SO4.7H2O|year=1978|last1=Zalkin|first1=Allan|last2=Ruben|first2=Helena|last3=Templeton|first3=David H.|journal=Inorganic Chemistry|volume=17|issue=12|pages=3701–3702}}
Uses
Aside from the large scale use in mining, uranyl sulfate finds some use as a negative stain in microscopy and tracer in biology. The Aqueous Homogeneous Reactor experiment, constructed in 1951, circulated a fuel composed of 565 grams of U-235 enriched to 14.7% in the form of uranyl sulfate.{{cn|date=January 2025}}
The acid process of milling uranium ores involves precipitating uranyl sulfate from the pregnant leaching solution to produce the semi-refined product referred to as yellowcake.{{cite web|title=Metallurgy|url=http://www.mqes-uranium.com/metallurgy.html|publisher=MQes Uranium Inc.|access-date=2 June 2012}}
Related compounds
- the hydrogensulfate.{{cite journal |doi=10.1002/ejic.201100975|title=Oleum and Sulfuric Acid as Reaction Media: The Actinide Examples UO2(S2O7)-lt (Low temperature), UO2(S2O7)-ht (High temperature), UO2(HSO4)2, An(SO4)2 (An = Th, U), Th4(HSO4)2(SO4)7 and Th(HSO4)2(SO4)|year=2012|last1=Betke|first1= Ulf|last2=Wickleder|first2=Mathias S.|journal=European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry|volume=2012|issue=2|pages=306–317}}
- potassium uranyl sulfate, K2UO2(SO4)2, is a double salt used by Henri Becquerel in his discovery of radioactivity.{{cn|date=January 2025}}
References
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Uranyl Sulfate}}
{{Uranium compounds}}
{{Sulfates}}