An analytical method is proposed for the polarographic determination of uranium (VI) in uranium tetrafluoride samples.
A sample weighing about 500mg is treated with 20m
l of 0.1M NaF solution using a magnetic stirrer, and is subjected to centrifugation. Two milliliters of the supernatant solution and 5m
l of supporting electrolyte solution (1.3M HOAc+0.7M NH
4OAc+0.2M BeSO
4) are taken into a 10-m
l volumetric flask and the resulting solution is diluted to the mark with water. Uranium (VI) in the solution is determined polarographically by referring to the standard calibration curve.
For the purpose of suppressing the dissolution of uranium (IV) into the solution, NaF is used at the time of the sample digestion. The acetate buffer solution keeps the pH of the solution at 5 and Be
2+ ion removes the interference of F
- ion in the polarographic measurements. Instead of Be
2+, Al
3+ can be used for the same purpose.
By this method as small as 0.05% of uranium (VI) in uranium tetrafluoride can be readily determined.
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