answersLogoWhite

0

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

User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

Which products does Uranium use?

Uranium is an element, it does not 'use' any products.


How do you throw uranium out?

Nobody throws Uranium out. Some people throw their wives or husbands out. Some people let their exclusive golf-club memberships lapse. The nasty by-products of uranium fission, when they are no longer useful, get sent to a giant pool in Idaho. They don't throw the Uranium out either.


Where is uranium made?

In uranium plants


What material is uranium made from?

Uranium is not made of any material because Uranium is an element and elements are not made of something else.


What does Australia provide to the world?

Australia exports a wide variety of products. Some of these include fruit, daily products, coal, uranium, as well as wine.


How were the heavy elements from iron to uranium made?

Up to uranium elements are made by stellar nuclear synthesis; after uranium elements are man made.


What natural-made products does Argentina sell?

pampas, minerals, lead, zinc, tin, copper, iron, oil and ,uranium and maganese


What two products form most of Central Africa's export income?

Uranium and Diamonds


Are trans uranium elements synthetic?

Yes. Plutonium (atomic number: 84) is a trans-uranium element (meaning it has a higher atomic number than uranium (82)). Every element on the periodic table after uranium is man-made.


What makes uranium?

Uranium is an element; it cannot be 'made' as it were. It is similar to iron or oxygen in that respect.Only supernova explosions are powerful enough to actually make uranium or any element heavier than nickel and iron. Some uranium can be made in nuclear breeder reactors or in labs by bombarding thorium samples with neutrons.


How is uranium made into glass?

Uranium glass is made by adding uranium oxide to the glass mixture, which imparts a green or yellow color under ultraviolet light. The amount of uranium used is small and does not pose a significant health risk. The glass is then melted and formed like regular glassware.


Is uranium made in labs?

Uranium is a natural chemical element.