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[–] Not_mikey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

Tetraoxidane (H2O4) is very unstable by itself, and I doubt adding a uranium into the mix would stabilize it

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 3 points 4 hours ago

No way to know until you try

[–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 11 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (2 children)

Hm... I'm guessing that adding Uranium to that would make it quickly oxidize, and instead of H2O4U, you'd get mostly U3O8 (the most stable Uranium oxide) and a bunch of H2O and Hydrogen gas.

[–] Fluke@feddit.uk 6 points 4 hours ago

And a lot of heat. If I had to guess, I'd bet on that being a... "rather energetic" exothermic reaction.

[–] fartographer@lemmy.world 6 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Surely if you shook the bottle well, the ingredients would recombine like a vinaigrette, and the intended flavor could be appreciated.