Uranium By Olivia Levie
Uranium has :
- 7 shells
- 92 protons
- 92 electrons
- 146 neutrons
- It is part of the Actinide Series
- It is also on the 7th row of the Periodic Table
- It is harmful for living creatures
- Uranium is very dense, it is also very heavy
PHYSICAL PROPERTies
Uranium is a metal, it has a silverish colour , it doesn't smell very good and it is hard.
It's atomic mass is 238.029 and it's atomic number is 92.
Uranium is radioactive.
It's melting point is 1132 °C or 1405.15 °K.
It's boiling point is 3818 °C or 4091.15 °K.
Uranium is rare but it is 40 times more abundant than silver.
History
Where is it found?
Uranium is found in the rock Pitchblende and Carnotite.
Countries mining Uranium:
What is it used for:
Nuclear energy:
Uranium is naturally radioactive in small amounts, so that is why we use moderators like graphite and heavy water to be able to split the atoms and release a bigger amount of energy. It took scientists until 1939 to find that you could make energy out of splitting the nucleus of an atom.
Fun Facts:
- Uranium ranks 48th among the most abundant elements found in natural rocks.
- A ball of uranium of only 1.3 inches in diameter weighs as much as one pound. I think this is slightly smaller than a ping-pong ball.
- “One ton of uranium can produce more than 40 million kilowatt-hours of electricity."
Citations:
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Bentor, Yinon. Chemical Element.com - Uranium. May 10, 2016 <http://www.chemicalelements.com/elements/u.html>
Tedex: "Uranium - Periodic Table of Videos." TED-Ed. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 May 2016. : http://ed.ted.com/featured/vPtqQfkh
Ms.Tongs Periodic presentation: http://moodle.wis.edu/pluginfile.php/100280/mod_resource/content/1/Periodic%20Table_2.ppt?forcedownload=1
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