By David Austin

 Color – silver gray  Conductivity- poor electrical conductor  State- solid  Magnetism-paramagnetic  Uranium is a metallic chemical element.  Uranium has a very high density, it is slightly less dense then gold.

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 Protons- 92  Electrons- 92  Neutrons- 146  Atomic number- 92  Atomic weight  Symbol- U

 Group in periodic table:  Group name: Actinoid  Period in periodic table: 7 (actinoid)  Block in periodic table: f-block Electron Configuration : [RN] 5f3 6d1 7s2

 Uranium is used for high density penetrators  It is also used in atomic bombs

 Uranium is used in nuclear power plants  1 kilogram of uranium can produce 20 trillion joules of energy  That is the same amount of energy as 1500 tons of coal

 25% of the uranium in the world is mined in Canada  It is also mined in Australia, Russia, Niger, Namibia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, South Africa, USA and Portugal

 Oxidation states- 3+,4+,5+,6+ [1]  Reactivity-increases temp. with nonmetals  Melting point K ( °C, 2070 °F)

 uranium video uranium video  Uranium is radioactive material  Depleated uranium was used in the gulf war and has made many veterans disabeled and has caused birth defects  uranium video 2 uranium video 2 uranium