Chemistry Nexus

Uranium nitride, UN, is available through the direct reaction of uranium metal and nitrogen. The crystal structure is the NaCl type.

Abstract¹

Crystal structure of uranium nitride, UN. The structure is face-centered cubic with a lattice constant of 4889 ± 0.001 Å at 26°C and sodium chloride type. The theoretical density is 14315 kg m^–3, and the U—N bond distance for coordination number 6 is 2.4449 Å.¹

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