Thermochemistry of inorganic sulfur compounds III. The standard molar enthalpy of formation at 298.15 K of US1.992 (β-uranium disulfide) by fluorine bomb calorimetry

A thoroughly analyzed specimen of β-uranium disulfide of composition US_1.992±0.002 has been studied by fluorine-bomb calorimetry. The standard molar energy of combustion: Δ_cU_m^o(US_1.992, cr, β, 298.15 K) = ?(4092.5±7.5) kJ·mol^?1 has been determined on the basis of the reaction: US_1.992(cr, β) + 8.976F₂(g) = UF₆(cr) + 1.992F₆(g). The standard molar enthalpy of formation: Δ_fH_m^o(US_1.992, cr, β, 298.15 K) = ?(519.7±8.0) kJ·mol^?1 was derived, and from that result Δ_fH_m^o(US₂, cr, 298.15 K) = ?(521±8) kJ·mol^?1 is estimated.