Rapid determination of uranium dioxide in uranium phosphides
Abstract
A rapid gravimetric method for the determination of uranium dioxide in uranium monophosphide and triuranium tetraphosphide is described. The phosphide compounds are dissolved in an ethyl acetate-hydrochloric acid solution and the remaining uranium dioxide oxidised in air to triuranium octoxide. A precision of ±0·2 per cent. w/v is claimed for each determination.