Published 1983 | Version v1
Journal article

The solubility of uranium(IV) hydrous oxide in sodium hydroxide solutions under reducing conditions

  • 1. Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (USA)

Description

The solubility of hydrous UO2 in sodium hydroxide solutions containing sodium dithionite and/or Zn metal powder as reductants has been measured. The results provide no firm evidence for any amphoteric behavior of U(IV) but do set an upper limit of K <= 2 x 10-23 for the hypothetical reaction: U4+(aq) + 5H2O<-->U(OH)5- + 5H+. The results provide no evidence for such a reaction. (author)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Polyhedron
Journal Volume
2
Journal Issue
9
Series
Polyhedron.
Journal Page Range
947-952
ISSN
0277-5387