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.
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