Uranium in 3 different languages is Uranio , Uraan, and Uran.
As a pure element, Uranium looks silvery, metallic and like a rock in its natural form.
Its crystal structure is Orthorhombic.
| Isotope | Atomic mass (ma/u) | Natural abundance (atom %) | Nuclear spin (I) | Magnetic moment (μ/μN) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 234U | 234.0409468 (24) | [0.0055 (2)] | 0 | 0 |
| 235U | 235.0439242 (24) | [0.7200 (51)] | 7/2 | -0.35 |
| 238U | 238.0507847 (23) | [99.2745 (106)] | 0 | 0 |
The number of protons in a Uranium atom is 92 .
Number of Neutrons in a Uranium atom is 146 .
Number of Neutrons in a Uranium atom is 146 .
The average atomic mass of Uranium is 238.0289 amu.
The number of Uranium electrons per shell - 2,8,18,32,21,9,2
There are 92 electrons in the neutral form of the element.
The bond length in UU is: 277 pm
Atomic Radius (empirical): 175 pm
Temperatures
Melting point: 1405.3 [or 1132.2 °C (2070 °F)] K
Boiling point: 4200 [or 3927 °C (7101 °F)] K
Liquid range: 2794.7 K
Critical temperature: no data K
Superconduction temperature: 0.2 [or -272.9 °C (-459.2 °F)] K
Melting point: 1405.3 [or 1132.2 °C (2070 °F)] KBoiling point: 4200 [or 3927 °C (7101 °F)] KLiquid range: 2794.7 KCritical temperature: no data KSuperconduction temperature: 0.2 [or -272.9 °C (-459.2 °F)] KExpansion and conduction properties
Thermal conductivity: 27 W m-1 K-1
Coefficient of linear thermal expansion: 13.9 x 10-6 K-1
Bulk properties
Density of solid: 19050 kg m-3
Molar volume: 12.49 cm3
Velocity of sound: 3155 m s-1
I have 0.00008999999999999999 g of uranium inside of me, which is approximately 1 ppb by weight.
Abundance in the Earths Crust:
| 2.7 parts per million by weight, 0.25 parts per million by moles. I was not able to find the amount of Uranium in the Universe, because it is being studied to date the Universe, because it was probably first created when a star blew up. |
URANIUM creates Fluorides, Chlorides, Bromides, Iodides, Oxides, Sulfides, Selenides, Tellurides, Nitrides.
Some examples would be:
- Uranium trifluoride: UF3
- Tetrauranium heptadecafluoride: U4F17
- Uranium trichloride: UCl3
- Uranium hexachloride: UCl6
- Uranium tetrabromide: UBr4
- Uranium pentabromide: UBr5
- Uranium triiodide: UI3
- Uranium tetraiodide: UI4
- Uranium oxide: UO
- This Uranium Oxide was used to create the bomb in the Manhattan project.
- Uranium dioxide: UO2
- Uranium trioxide: UO3
- Uranium sulphide: US
- Diuranium trisulphide: U2S3
- Uranium diselenide: USe2
- Uranium triselenide: USe3
- Uranium ditelluride: UTe2
- Uranium tritelluride: UTe3
- Uranium nitride: UN
- Diuranium trinitride: U2N3
- Diuranium trinitride: U3N2
The German chemist Martin Heinrich Klaproth discovered the element in 1789 when he recognized an unknown element in the mineral pitchblende.
Uranium is of a lot of interest because of its uses to form nuclear power and nuclear weapons. Uranium contamination is a big environmental problem. It is not extremely rare and is more common than beryllium or tungsten.
I chose to do this element, because i really like watching the TV show, 24. In the TV show, the main character, Jack Bauer, has to save New York from being attacked by a nuclear bomb, made with Uranium-235 rods.
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