What was uranium used for?

Answer 1

Applications of uranium:

- nuclear fuel for nuclear power reactors

- explosive for nuclear weapons

- material for armors and projectiles

- catalyst

- additive for glasses and ceramics (to obtain beautiful green colors)

- toner in Photography

- mordant for textiles

- shielding material (depleted uranium)

- ballast

- and other minor applications

Answer 2

Uranium is a metallic element, atomic number 92, and comes in several isotopes. 238 is the most common, but 235 the most useful as this will undergo fission when it absorbs a neutron. U-235 is only 0.7 percent of natural U but this is increased to about 4 percent for reactor fuel. This enriched uranium is made into small cylinders 10 mm dia, in the form UO2, which are made into fuel rods with a zirconium sheath. These rods are made up into assemblies of a large number of rods, and the assemblies are made up into a cylindrical shape reactor inside a water filled pressure vessel. The reactor can be made to produce a chain reaction to produce heat which is then used to drive a conventional steam turbine/generator.

Answer 3

Nuclear reactions

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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

Answer 4

it is used in the production of nuclear power, it is a radioactive element

Applications of uranium:

- nuclear fuel for nuclear power reactors

- explosive for nuclear weapons

- material for armors and projectiles

- catalyst

- additive for glasses and ceramics (to obtain beautiful green colors)

- toner in photography

- mordant for textiles

- shielding material (depleted uranium)

- ballast

- and other minor applications

Disadvantages: uranium is toxic and radioactive.

Uranium is a natural chemical element, metallic and radioactive.