Basic and Simple Facts about Uranium
Uranium was named after the planet URANUS
This is something basic to understand and special about the element
The element symbol is just U
The atomic number of the element is 92 while the atomic mass is 238u
Uranium is Found in Nature!
Mostly found in the countries of Canada, Australia, and Kazakhstan
Background
Martin Heinrich Klaproth
Scientist who discovered the element
1789
The year when the element was discovered
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Purpose of Element
The main purpose of uranium is to develop nuclear fuel. Nuclear fuel is very useful as it is used from important stuff such as power plants.
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States of matter
At room temperature uranium is always a solid
Chemical properties
Uranium could have decay, hard when solid, the color sliver
Physical Properties
Heavy and very Dense