Oxide of the element uranium
Uranium oxide is an oxide of the element uranium.
The metal uranium forms several oxides:
Uranium dioxide is oxidized in contact with oxygen to form triuranium octoxide.
- 3 UO2 + O2 → U3O8; at 700 °C (970 K)
Preparation 38
During World War II, "Preparation 38" was the codename for uranium oxide used by German scientists.[1][2][3]
References
- ^ Per F. Dahl, Heavy water and the wartime race for nuclear energy (Institute of Physics Publishing, London 1999), p. 135
- ^ Uranium Oxide International Bio-Analytical Industries, Inc. Archived January 18, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Geoffrey Brooks (1992). Hitler's Nuclear Weapons. Pen and Sword. p. 40. ISBN 9780850523447.