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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 glasses and ceramics (to obtain beautiful green colors)
- toner in Photography
- mordant for textiles
- shielding material (depleted uranium)
- ballast
- and other minor applications
Wiki User
∙ 12y ago
Wiki User
∙ 12y agoApplications of uranium:
- nuclear fuel for nuclear power reactors
1. Uranium is an alternative to fossil fuels, especially for countries without reserves of coal, petrol, methane.
2. Uranium don't contribute to global warming.
3. Uranium don't release carbon dioxide.
4. In the future uranium can be extracted from the sea water.
- explosive for nuclear weapons
- material for armors and projectiles
- catalyst
- additive for glass and ceramics (to obtain beautiful green or yellow colors)
- toner in photography
- mordant for textiles
- additive for the preparation of biological samples for electron microscopy
- shielding material (depleted uranium)
- ballast (counter weights)
- and other minor applications
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Why would uranium-238 not be useful in determining the age of a spear that is thought to be 5000 years old?
Uranium dating is useful for long periods of time - e.g. 109 years. For fossils is recommended the method with 12C.
Which property of uranium isotopes makes it useful for measuring events throughout the history of the earth?
It's very long half life.
Why you need uranium?
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
What compounds contain the element uranium?
Uranium is found in many compounds, though not all these compounds are useful. Notably, however, a uranate is a particular oxide involving uranium in different oxidation states, and is often found in that state in other compounds, such as ammonium diuranate.
What are 2 molecules that contain uranium?
Examples:Oxides: uranium dioxide, uranium trioxide, uranium octaoxideSalts: ammonium diuranate, uranyl nitrate, uranyl acetate, uranium hehxafluoride, uranium chlorideand many others because uranium is a reactive metal.
What is better uranium or neptunium?
Uranium is more common and useful.
What are pros and cons of uranium?
Uranium is a very useful material but uranium is also toxic an radioactive.
Is uranium a rare metal?
no. but uranium-239 is the most useful and it is very rare.
What radioactive element is in nuclear reactions?
i think it is uranium
What is good about uranium dating?
Uranium dating is very useful to evaluate the age of rocks and minerals.
What are 5 good things about uranium?
- the nuclear energy from uranium is an alternative for fossil fuels- uranium doesn't release carbon dioxide- uranium hasn't a contribution to the warming of the climate- uranium has many applications- uranium is useful for nuclear weapons, armors and projectiles
Who worked with uranium most?
- workers in uranium mines - workers in uranium plants (recovery of uranium from minerals and transformation in useful compounds) - workers in enrichment facilities - workers in nuclear fuel plants - workers in uranium research laboratories etc.
How is uranium transformed into useful energy?
Uranium fission with thermal neutrons release an enormous quantity of energy; this heat is converted in electricity.
Why should you mine uranium?
Uranium is very useful for radioactive dating. It can date extremely old substances, and can date very accurately.
What are the arguments for uranium mining?
Uranium is a very useful metal and specially is an alternative source of energy to fossil fuels.Uranium must be exploited.
Why is uranium 238 not used as fuel?
Uranium-238 is a fertile nuclear material that is useful in producing fissile material (Plutonium 239)
What fuel is uranium?
Uranium fuel is the fuel for nuclear power or experimental reactors. The chemical form is generally uranium dioxide (UO2) but also used are uranium metal, uranium carbide, U-Zr-Er alloy, mixture of uranium and plutonium oxides, etc.
