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No, nuclear energy is due to a phenomenon called the "binding energy" of the atom which every element has and is a result of the strong nuclear force. However releasing this "binding energy" to get heat and thereby do work is not possible in every element.
There are two practical ways to release this energy: fission of large massive atoms (e.g. uranium, plutonium) and fusion of small light atoms (e.g. hydrogen). Both fission and fusion have been used in nuclear weapons, only fission has been used in nuclear power plants. The stars use only fusion.
While most nuclear power plants operating today use only uranium as fuel, France reprocesses spent fuel and uses both uranium and plutonium as fuel. A few experimental nuclear power plant reactors (e.g. the Integral Fast Breeder) have been worked on that are actually capable of using all the transuranic elements as well as uranium as fuel, so that they generate no long lived waste products.
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What mineral contains radium?
Radium has not its own minerals; radium exist in extremely low concentrations in uranium and thorium ores.
How much radium is present in uranium?
Absolutely none. Radium is element #88, while uranium is element #92. They are two completely different entities. If you are referring to uranium ores, it is a different story. The ratio is about 3 metric tons of uranium to 1 gram of radium. Oxygen and other elements are also present in uranium ore. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranium#Oxides
Is radium less powerful than uranium?
Now radium hasn't practical applications. Uranium has many applications as nuclear fuel and also in nuclear weapons and strong tank armors.
Where is the radium located?
Radium exist in uranium ores but in very low concentrations.
Is radium common in nature?
Radium is a decay product of uranium and is therefore found in all uranium-bearing ores. (One metric ton of pitchblende yields 0.0001 grams of radium). Radium was originally acquired from pitchblende ore from Joachimsthal, Bohemia, in the Czech Republic. Carnotite sands in Colorado provide some of the element, but richer ores are found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Great Lakes area of Canada, and can also be extracted from uranium processing waste. Large radium-containing uranium deposits are located in Canada (Ontario), the United States (New Mexico, Utah, and Virginia), Australia, and in other places.
Why is radium found in uranium ores but not in barium ores?
Radium is a decay product of uranium.
What mineral contains radium?
Radium has not its own minerals; radium exist in extremely low concentrations in uranium and thorium ores.
How much radium is present in uranium?
Absolutely none. Radium is element #88, while uranium is element #92. They are two completely different entities. If you are referring to uranium ores, it is a different story. The ratio is about 3 metric tons of uranium to 1 gram of radium. Oxygen and other elements are also present in uranium ore. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranium#Oxides
Is uranium and radium produced from radioactive elements?
Uranium and radium, and a number of others, are natural elements found in the ground, and they are radioactive.
Is radium less powerful than uranium?
Now radium hasn't practical applications. Uranium has many applications as nuclear fuel and also in nuclear weapons and strong tank armors.
Where was radium founded?
Radium exist in very small concentrations in uranium ores.
Where is the radium located?
Radium exist in uranium ores but in very low concentrations.
Radium is one of the alkaline earth metals -However its only natural source is uranium-why?
Because radium is a decay product of uranium or thorium.
Is radium common in nature?
Radium is a decay product of uranium and is therefore found in all uranium-bearing ores. (One metric ton of pitchblende yields 0.0001 grams of radium). Radium was originally acquired from pitchblende ore from Joachimsthal, Bohemia, in the Czech Republic. Carnotite sands in Colorado provide some of the element, but richer ores are found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Great Lakes area of Canada, and can also be extracted from uranium processing waste. Large radium-containing uranium deposits are located in Canada (Ontario), the United States (New Mexico, Utah, and Virginia), Australia, and in other places.
Where in the world is radium?
Radium exist in very low concentrations in uranium and thorium ores.
Is radium more powerful then uranium?
Radium is not more powerful than uranium. Both radium and uranium are radioactive elements with different properties and uses. Radium is a decay product of uranium and is less commonly found in nature.
What is it called when you isolate polonium and radium from uranium ore?
The process of isolating polonium and radium from uranium ore is called "uranium ore processing" or "uranium enrichment." This involves a series of chemical and physical separation techniques to extract the desired elements from the ore.
