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Why is it safe to pick up a piece of uranium metal while wearing cotton gloves?
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∙ 14y ago
Natural uranium is not so radioactive; alpha radiation is retained by gloves. Beta radiation - which has not an important energy for the uranium natural isotopes - is also partially attenuated. Gamma radiation (maximal energy of ca. 183 keV) is not so dangerous at this level of energy.
But note that the gloves are also a barrier against the chemical contamination with uranium; uranium is a toxic metal.
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Is uranium a transition or representative element?
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Is uranium a transition or representative element?
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What is the state of uranium?
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