Tetrauranium nonaoxide

  • Formula: U4O9
  • Hill system formula: O9U4
  • CAS registry number: [12037-15-9]
  • Formula weight: 1096.11
  • Class: oxide
  • Colour: black
  • Appearance: crystalline solid
  • Melting point:
  • Boiling point:
  • Density: 11200 kg m-3

The following are some synonyms of tetrauranium nonaoxide:

  • tetrauranium nonaoxide
  • uranium (IV, V) oxide
  • uranium oxide

The oxidation number of uranium in tetrauranium nonaoxide is 4, 5.

Synthesis

Not available

Element analysis

The table shows element percentages for U4O9 (tetrauranium nonaoxide).

Element %
O 13.14
U 86.86

Isotope pattern for U4O9

The chart below shows the calculated isotope pattern for the formula U4O9 with the most intense ion set to 100%.

References

The data on these compounds pages are assembled and adapted from the primary literature and several other sources including the following.

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