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7 g of 235U is equivalent to approx. 20 t coal. For 1 kg of 235U - approx. 3 000 t coal.

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What produces the most energy fissing 10 kg of uranium using 10 kg of fuel in the fuel cell burning 10 kg of gasoline or fusing 10 kg of hydrogen?

Uranium is the most energetic material available today.


What is the half life uranium-235?

The half-life of uranium-235 is approximately 703.8 million years. This means that it takes that amount of time for half of a sample of uranium-235 to undergo radioactive decay.


How and where is uranium obtained?

See the link below for uranium mines; the preparation of pure uranium metal (or other compounds) from ores is a long and expensive work. Chemical engineering processes and other processes are of course involved: radiometric sorting, grinding, dissolving, filtration, separation with ion exchangers, separation by solvent extraction, precipitation, calcination, etc.


Is nuclear power same as uranium?

No, nuclear power and uranium are not the same. Nuclear power is a form of energy that is generated through nuclear reactions, while uranium is a radioactive element that is commonly used as fuel in nuclear power plants. Uranium is not the only fuel source for nuclear power, but it is the most commonly used.


How is uranium acquired?

Uranium is primarily acquired through mining operations, where it is extracted from the earth's crust. It can also be obtained through processes like in situ leaching, where a solution is pumped into underground uranium deposits to dissolve the metal for extraction. Some uranium is also produced as a byproduct of other mining operations, such as copper or gold mining.

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Are uranium and plutonium easily obtained?

Uranium is not easily obtained; and the technology of plutonium is extremely difficult.


What is uranium's shape?

Being a metal uranium can be obtained in any shape desired.


Who discovered uranium and what was the date?

Martin Heinrich Klaproth obtained the oxide of uranium - U3O8 in 1789; but the pure element was obtained in 1841 by Eugene-Melchior Peligot.


How do you make uranium on alchemy classic?

Uranium as a pure metallic element was obtained after the alchemic period; alchemists don't know uranium.


How much coal has to be burned to equal the potential energy obtained by breaking one pellet of uranium?

Depends on the size of your pellet. 1 kg of Uranium235 is equivalent to 1500 tonnes of coal.


What was polonium obtained from?

In the past polonium was obtained from the residues of uranium ores, after extraction of uranium.Now polonium is obtained only by nuclear reactions.


Where can yellowcake uranium be obtained by a private individual?

Legally impossible.


Which is the only state of India from where uranium is obtained?

This state is Jharkhand.


What is the word obtained after unscrambling the word iarmuun?

The anagram is "uranium."


What year was uranium found in?

Uranium was discovered But as mineral) in 1789 by Klaproth.In 1841 Peligot obtained the pure metal.


What produces the most energy fissing 10 kg of uranium using 10 kg of fuel in the fuel cell burning 10 kg of gasoline or fusing 10 kg of hydrogen?

Uranium is the most energetic material available today.


Where discovered uranium?

Uranium was discovered by Martin Klaproth in 1789 (in the form of an oxide) in Germany. In 1841 Eugene Peligot in France obtained pure uranium metal.