Molecule
Name
Uranyl ion
IUPAC name
Dioxouranium(2+)
Secondary names
Dioxouranium(2+), Uranyl ion(2+), UO2(2+)
InChI
InChI=1S/2O.U/q;;+2
InChI key
WYICGPHECJFCBA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CAS number
16637-16-4
Formula
$UO_2^{2+}$
Chemical formula
(UO2)2+
Structural formula
[O+]#[U]#[O+]
Charge
2
Unpaired electrons
0
  Atom Name Number
$U$ Uranium 1
$O^+$ Oxygen cation 2
Relations
  • no
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
Molar mass
270.028 $g/mol$
Protic
aprotic
Polarity
ionic
Molecule symmetry
Dinfh
Case
linear-triatomic