Uranium, the Coolest Metal
By: Nate DImick
Description
- It is not super rare
- It is Radioactive
- It is element number 92
- The symbol is "U"
- Its atomic weight is 238.03
- Its group is the actinoids
- Its period is 7
- It is classified as a metals
History
- Martin Klaproth discovered it in 1789 in Germany
- In 1896, Henry Becquerel said it's radioactive,
- It gives yellow and green fluorescence to glass
- Also called “Vaseline glass”
Properties
Radioactivity
Uranium is a radioactive metal
Color
Uranium is metallic gray
Crystal Structure
Uranium has an orthorhombic structure
Uses
Glass
Uranium gives glass a yellow or green flourescence
Power
Uranium is used to create power
Weapons
Uranium is used in nuclear weapons
Biological Role
Uranium has no biological role
Geology
- Uranite or "pitchblende" is the most important type of Uranium ore
- Uranium might contribute to the Earth's internal heat
Interesting facts
Uranium is used in glass
More abundant than mercury, silver and cadmium
As abundant as molybdenum and arsenic