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3 paź 2024 · Uranium, radioactive chemical element of the actinoid series of the periodic table, atomic number 92. It is an important nuclear fuel. It is a dense, hard metallic element that is silvery white in color. It is ductile, malleable, and capable of taking a high polish.
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Element Uranium (U), Group 20, Atomic Number 92, f-block, Mass 238.029. Sources, facts, uses, scarcity (SRI), podcasts, alchemical symbols, videos and images.
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Uranium is the principal fuel for nuclear reactors and the main raw material for nuclear weapons. Natural uranium consists of three isotopes: uranium-238, uranium-235, and uranium-234. Uranium isotopes are radioactive.
Uranium is a radioactive metal that is present in low amounts in rocks, soil, water, plants, and animals. Uranium and its decay products contribute to low levels of natural background radiation in the environment. Significant concentrations of uranium occur naturally in some substances such as phosphate deposits and uranium-enriched ores.
Uranium is a common element in Earth’s crust (soil, rock) and in seawater and groundwater. Uranium has 92 protons in its nucleus. The isotope2 238U has 146 neutrons, for a total atomic weight of approximately 238, making it the highest atomic weight of any naturally occurring element.
Uranium is primarily used as fuel for electrical genera-tion in nuclear reactors. Approximately 20 percent of U.S. base load electricity is generated by uranium fuel in nuclear power plants (approximately 100 plants in the United States, over 400 currently worldwide).