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It is unclear what you are asking. "Reliable" in what way?
The halflife of each uranium isotope is absolutely reliable and because of that is used for radiometric dating.
Uranium-235 fissions very reliably when struck by neutrons making the neutron chain reaction happen and powering both nuclear power plants and some nuclear explosives.
Uranium-238 makes excellent armor penetrating bullets that not only reliably penetrate thick armor but once inside absolutely reliably spontaneously burst into flame, spraying the occupants of the vehicle with burning pieces of molten metal. Thus delivering a kill of both vehicle and crew with nearly unbelievable reliability.
However although uranium makes a beautiful orange pottery glaze such pottery should never be used for food or water as the uranium can leach and when ingested sometimes causes cancer decades later.
Uranium has many other properties.
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∙ 15y agoWell it's never been known to fail-those neutrons always appear when you want them
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How many electrons and protons does uranium contain?
92 protonsAll the isotopes of uranium has 92 protons.
Does CANDU reactor use enriched uranium?
CANDU Reactors are specifically designed such that they do not require enriched uranium, and can operate entirely on naturally-occurring uranium. A CANDU design is generally used by parties that do not desire uranium enrichment facilities, due to the cost of those facilities. That said, a CANDU reactor CAN use enriched uranium, they are fully capable of supporting that fuel type.
What is the problem with using uranium as energy?
Uranium is toxic and radioactive; leakages of uranium from mines and plants are dangerous.
What does Half-Life of Uranium 235 mean?
Uranium is a radioactive element and conteneously disintegrate into smaller element, that time in which 1g of uranium becomes half g is known as half life period of uranium.
Who in lead with uranium?
Isotopes of lead are the final products of the decay chain of uranium.
Is uranium reliable on a day to day basis?
Uranium is a non-renewable source of energy.
What is the most reliable and accurate method of detemining the age of rocks?
The uranium-lead method
What are 2 molecules that contain uranium?
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.
What are common compounds in which uranium is found?
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.
What are common combinatons with uranium with other elements?
uranyl nitrate, uranium dioxide, uranium octaoxide, uranium hexafluoride, uranyl acetate, uranium tetrachloride, uranium carbide, uranium nitride, uranium tetraiodide, uranium sulfide, ammonium diuranate, etc.
Is uranium in a compound?
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.
Uranium -235 and uranium -238 are different of uranium?
Isotopes Uranium 235 and uranium 238 are only natural isotopes of the element uranium.
What are uraniums common compounds?
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.
What are the masses of uranium and in uranium oxide?
The percentage of uranium in uranium dioxide is 88,149.
Are there different types of uranium?
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.
Is uranium magnetic?
Uranium is a paramagnetic element.
What happens in a uranium factory?
Uranium ores are transformed in uranismoctoxide, uranium metal, uranium dioxide, ammonium diuranate, uranium tetrafluoride, uranium hexafluoride etc. Another step is to prepare uranium alloys, uranium dioxide sintered pellets, enriched uranium - in other plants.
