Uranium is a metal toxic and radioactive.
Uranium is radioactive, and does emit ionizing radiation, but at lower levels than, say, potassium. Uranium aerosols (gas-solid and liquid-gas) inhaled can cause lung cancer due to irradiation with alpha radiation. Mixed associations as to any particular form of cancer from uranium, but its daughter product radon is well known. See link below.
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.
The percentage of uranium in uranium dioxide is 88,149.
Uranium is delivered as oxides UO2 and U3O8, ammonium diuranate, uranium hexafluoride, uranium metal, uranium carbide.
Uranium is not magnetic in its natural state. However, certain isotopes of uranium can be paramagnetic under specific conditions.
No, uranium is not used in medicine.
No link between uranium and epidemic diseases.
Uranium is radioactive, and does emit ionizing radiation, but at lower levels than, say, potassium. Uranium aerosols (gas-solid and liquid-gas) inhaled can cause lung cancer due to irradiation with alpha radiation. Mixed associations as to any particular form of cancer from uranium, but its daughter product radon is well known. See link below.
uranyl nitrate, uranium chloride, uranium tetrafluoride, uranium hexafluoride, uranium dioxide, uranium octaoxide, uranyl acetate, uranyl sulfate, uranyl oxalate, uranium carbide, uranium nitride, uranium sulfide, uranium sulfate, uranium selenide, etc.
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.
uranyl nitrate, uranium dioxide, uranium octaoxide, uranium hexafluoride, uranyl acetate, uranium tetrachloride, uranium carbide, uranium nitride, uranium tetraiodide, uranium sulfide, ammonium diuranate, etc.
uranyl nitrate, uranium chloride, uranium tetrafluoride, uranium hexafluoride, uranium dioxide, uranium octaoxide, uranyl acetate, uranyl sulfate, uranyl oxalate, uranium carbide, uranium nitride, uranium sulfide, uranium sulfate, uranium selenide, etc.
Some examples of uranium compounds are: uranyl nitrate, uranium dioxide, uranium hexafluoride, uranium tetrachloride, triuraniumoctaoxide, uranyl acetate, uranium iodide, uranium nitride, uranium, sulfide, uranium carbide, uranyl sulfate, etc.
The percentage of uranium in uranium dioxide is 88,149.
Uranium is a chemical element with three natural isotopes (234, 235, 238). The natural uranium has cca. 0,72 % uranium-235; uranium with a concentration of uranium-235 under 0,72 % is called depleted uranium; uranium with a concentration of uranium -235 above 0,72 % is called enriched uranium. Uranium in nuclear power and research reactors is used as metal, aloys, uranium dioxide, uranium carbides, uranium silicides, etc.
Cold uranium is unirradiated uranium.
Uranium is delivered as oxides UO2 and U3O8, ammonium diuranate, uranium hexafluoride, uranium metal, uranium carbide.