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Neptunium is an artificial chemical element. It is found in burned nuclear fuels and in very low concentration in soils as a product of nuclear weapons tests.
But natural neptunium exist in infinitesimal amounts in uranium ores.

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What elements before neptunium are not found in nature?

All the elements before neptunium are found in the nature. Also neptunium can be found in the nature only in ultratraces resulting from nuclear weapons experiments or other experiments.


What is neptunium the element found in?

Neptunium is an artificial chemical element but neptunium can be found also in the nature as a result of decay processes in uranium ores, only in ultratraces.


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Is neptunium man?

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Where is neptunium found in nature?

Neptunium exist in nature in: - uranium ores, in extremely traces concentrations - in areas of past nuclear weapons tests


Where was neptunium found?

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How conmen is neptunium in Earth's crust?

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Can neptunium be found in food?

Neptunium is not in foods.


How abundant is neptunium?

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Could the human body use neptunium?

No, neptunium is a radioactive element that is not naturally found in the human body and is not known to have any biological functions. Ingesting or being exposed to neptunium can be harmful to human health due to its radioactive nature.