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What is the nature of uranium?

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Uranium is a natural chemical element, a metal and is radioactive.

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Is uranium a soil?

Uranium is a metal, natural, radioactive. Uranium exist only as minerals in the nature. Soils contain traces of uranium.


Are there any kinds of uranium?

In nature, uranium is found as uranium-238 (99.284%), uranium-235 (0.711%),[4] and a very small amount of uranium-234 (0.0058%)


Where is uranium-235 made?

It is a naturally occurring isotope of Uranium making 0.72% of total naturally found Uranium. Since, it is very less in nature, therefore it is sometimes made from Uranium-238 in nuclear reactors.


Which elements found in nature have mainly radioactive isotopes?

uranium ores


What element is never found in nature as a pure native element?

uranium

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How uranium is stored in nature as it radioactive element?

Uranium exist in nature as minerals and ores; more than 200 uranium minerals are known today.


Where is the nature of uranium?

Uranium is a natural chemical element, metal, radioactive.


Is uranium a soil?

Uranium is a metal, natural, radioactive. Uranium exist only as minerals in the nature. Soils contain traces of uranium.


Are there any kinds of uranium?

In nature, uranium is found as uranium-238 (99.284%), uranium-235 (0.711%),[4] and a very small amount of uranium-234 (0.0058%)


How much uranium-235 is typically found in uranium ore when it is mined from the ground?

Uranium-235 is found in nature at about 0.7% concentration to uranium-238.


How does the uranium used in a CANDU reactor exist in nature?

CANDU burns natural unenriched uranium.


Which element does not occur in nature but it can be produced artificially?

uranium


Is uranium the most complex element found in nature?

Yes


Were is uranium found in nature?

Uranium - for economical exploitation - exist in mines.But uranium is is a common element in all rocks, all waters, building materials, soils etc.


Where is uranium-235 made?

It is a naturally occurring isotope of Uranium making 0.72% of total naturally found Uranium. Since, it is very less in nature, therefore it is sometimes made from Uranium-238 in nuclear reactors.


Is actinoids all transuranium elements?

no. uranium and thorium occur in nature


Which elements found in nature have mainly radioactive isotopes?

uranium ores