Uranium Hydride

Name:
Uranium Hydride
Detailed information:

M Formula:	UH3
Properties:
Brown-gray to black powder. D 10.92, conductor of electricity.
Derivation:
Action of hydrogen on hot uranium.
Hazard:
Highly toxic. Ignites spontaneously in air.
Use:
Preparation of finely divided uranium metal by decomposition, separation of hydrogen isotopes, reducing agent, laboratory source of pure hydrogen.