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Uranium

Uranium. By: Billy Murray & Corey Abner. Uranium. U. Element Symbol Element Name Atomic Number Atomic Mass. Uranium. 92. 238.029. Uranium. Uranium is a solid. It is also a metal . It is located in the actinide series . Uranium was discovered by Martin Klaptrop .

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Uranium

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  1. Uranium By: Billy Murray & Corey Abner

  2. Uranium U • Element Symbol • Element Name • Atomic Number • Atomic Mass Uranium 92 238.029

  3. Uranium • Uranium is a solid. It is also a metal. • It is located in the actinide series. • Uranium was discovered by Martin Klaptrop. • It was discovered in 1789. • It is used for producing nuclear power, atomic bombs, and smoke detectors.

  4. Uranium • Henri Antoine Becquerel discovered that Uranium is radioactive in 1896. Some of its physical and chemical properties are silvery ,shiny ,metal ,hard , and dense.

  5. Uranium • Uranium was named after the planet Uranus. • Uranium was isolated in 1841 by French chemist Eugene Peligot. • World uranium production in 2001 was 35,767 metric tons or 78.9 million pounds. • A uranium-238 atom has 92 protons and 146 neutrons in its nucleus.

  6. Uranium • Finely divided uranium burns readily in air at 150 to 175 degrees Celsius (300 to 350 degrees Fahrenheit ). • Uranium boils at about 3,818 degrees Celsius ( about 6,904 degrees Fahrenheit). • A gallon of milk weighs about 8 pounds. A chunk of uranium metal the size of a gallon milk jug weighs over 150 pounds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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