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Nuclear reactors and weapons.
Yes, But also it can be used in many other things.
Uranium is a hard, dense, malleable, ductile, silver-white, radioactive metal of the , a series of radioactive metallic elements in Group 3 of the Periodic Table . Members of the series are often called actinides, although actinium is not always considered a member of the series.
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∙ 12y agoa nuclear fuel
conversion into plutonium in "breeder" reactors
used in nuclear fuels to generate electrical power
synthesis of isotopes
nuclear explosive
X-ray targets for production of high-energy X-rays
the nitrate has been used as photographic toner
acetate is used in analytical chemistry
Another applications of uranium:
- material for armors and projectiles
- catalyst
- additive for glass and ceramics (to obtain beautiful green colors)
- mordant for textiles
- shielding material (depleted uranium)
- ballast
- and other minor applications
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∙ 12y agoUranium is used mostly in nuclear bombs and reactors.
Applications of uranium:
- nuclear fuel for nuclear power reactors
- explosive for nuclear weapons
- material for armors and projectiles
- catalyst
- additive for glass and ceramics (to obtain beautiful green colors)
- toner in Photography
- mordant for textiles
- shielding material (depleted uranium)
- ballast
- and other minor applications
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∙ 12y ago- armors
- ballast
- projectiles
- radiation shields
- fuel (fissile or fertile) in some types of nuclear reactors
- civilian applications in chemistry, ceramics, glassware, etc.
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∙ 12y agoThe isotope uranium-235 is fissionable with thermal neutrons. It is very important:
- for nuclear power reactors where uranium is the fuel
- for nuclear weapons where uranium is the explosive
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∙ 12y agoyou can blow stuff up with it and create Frankenstein with it.
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∙ 12y ago235U has not applications in Biology. Some uranium salts (uranyl acetate or formiate) are frequently used in electron microscopy.
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∙ 10y agoUranium-235 is used as nuclear fuel in nuclear power reactors and in atomic bombs.
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∙ 12y agoIt is mainly used in atomic reactors or to produce the fission atomic bomb.
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How many neutrons are stuffed into the nucleus of uranium-238?
Uranium-238 has 146 neutrons.
In Uranium-238 and Uranium-234 does neither element have a charge?
Uranium-238 and uranium-234 are not "elements", but they are natural isotopes of the chemical element uranium. The atoms are neutral.
What does 238 represent in uranium?
Uranium-238 is a natural isotope of uranium with the mass 238,050 788 247 ± 0,000 002 044 u.a.
What are the similarities and differences between the isotopes uranium 235 and uranium 238?
Uranium-235 has 143 neutrons and uranium-238 has 146 neutrons. And of course the atomic masses are different.
If uranium has an atomic number of 92 how many protons and neutrons are found in the uranium 238 atom?
Uranium 238 has 92 protons and 146 neutrons.
Uranium -238 undergoes alpha decay Therefore uranium -238 will?
Uranium 238 is transformed in thorium 234 by alpha decay.
What family is uranium-238 in?
Uranium is a member of the actinoids family elements. Uranium-238 is a natural isotope of uranium.
Uranium -235 and uranium -238 are different of uranium?
Isotopes Uranium 235 and uranium 238 are only natural isotopes of the element uranium.
How many neutrons are stuffed into the nucleus of uranium-238?
Uranium-238 has 146 neutrons.
How many neutrons in a neutrally charged uranium 238?
Uranium 238 has 146 neutrons.
In Uranium-238 and Uranium-234 does neither element have a charge?
Uranium-238 and uranium-234 are not "elements", but they are natural isotopes of the chemical element uranium. The atoms are neutral.
How is the structure of an atom of uranium 235 different from the structure of an astom of uranium 238?
Uranium-235 has 143 neutrons, uranium-238 has146 neutrons.
How is the structure of an atom or uranium 235 dfferent to the structure of an atom of uranium 238?
Uranium-235 has 143 neutrons and uranium-238 has 146 neutrons.
Uranium-235 and uranium-238 are different?
Uranium-235 and uranium-238 are different isotopes of the element uranium. They have different mass numbers due to different numbers of neutrons.
Uranium 235 and Uranium 238 are said to be what kind of radioactivity?
Uranium 235 and uranium 238 are especially alpha particles emitters. They are natural radioactive isotopes.
Uranium 238 can be triggered to split when it is struck by?
Uranium-238 is fissionable only by bombardment with fast neutrons.
What are two ways isotopes can be written?
Examples for an uranium isotope:22892U, U-238, uranium-238.
