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Chemical data
- Formula
- F6U
- Molecular weight
- 352.0193 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- hexafluorouranium
- SMILES
- F[U](F)(F)(F)(F)F
- InChIKey
- SANRKQGLYCLAFE-UHFFFAOYSA-H
- Polar surface area
- 0 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 6
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 352.041
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- Commons category
- Uranium hexafluoride
- canonical SMILES
- F[U](F)(F)(F)(F)F
- chemical formula
- UF₆
- melting point
- 64.05
- boiling point
- 56.5
- ionization energy
- 14.00
- 2022 Harmonized System Code
- 284420
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Uranium hexafluoride, sometimes called hex, is an inorganic compound with the formula UF6. Uranium hexafluoride is a volatile, white solid that is used in enriching uranium for nuclear reactors and nuclear weapons.
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