What is Uranyl nitrate?
[[File:Uranylnitrate crystals.jpg|thumb|Uranyl nitrate]] '''Uranyl nitrate''' is a [[salt]] of the [[cation]] [[uranyl]], and the [[nitrate]] [[anion]]. Its formula is [[uranium|U]][[oxygen|O]]<sub>2</sub>([[nitrogen|N]]O<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>. Chemists make it by mixing [[uranium]] salts with [[nitric acid]]. '''Uranyl nitrate''' dissolves in some solvents, like [[water]] and [[ethanol]]. {{Chemistry-stub}} [[Category:Oxygen compounds]] [[Category:Nitrogen compounds]]