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Uranium is toxic and radioactive; leakages of uranium from mines and plants are dangerous.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoTwo problems about uranium:
- it is a toxic element
- it is a radioactive element
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What are advantages of using uranium energy source?
1. Uranium is an alternative to fossil fuels, especially for countries without reserves of coal, petrol, methane. 2. Uranium don't contribute to global warming. 3. Uranium don't release carbon dioxide.
How much energy can uranium produce?
It depends upon the amount of uranium being used.However, the energy given out per nucleon per fission of uranium is 0.9 MeV.
What form of energy does uranium represent?
Nuclear energy
What might be one problem with using energy from the wind and the sun?
the problem with the can be the intermittency and variability
Bombarding uranium-235 with creates energy through fission.?
Bombarding uranium-235 with _____ creates energy through fission.
What are examples of using uranium as an energy source?
Uranium is a nuclear fuel for nuclear power reactors.
While uranium provides more energy than coal by weight and volume the problem is that uranium is?
The energy released by uranium fission is greater than the energy released by fossil fuels burning. See also this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_fission
What is the definition of uranium energy?
energy derived from uranium. Example: fission is a great method to extract uranium energy.
What is Uranium energy used for?
Uranium is used as nuclear fuel in nuclear reactors.
Is uranium a energy?
Uranium is an element.
Does uranium producing heat to make steam show the conversion of chemical energy to heat energy?
No; the energy used from uranium is usually nuclearenergy, not chemical energy.No; the energy used from uranium is usually nuclear energy, not chemical energy.No; the energy used from uranium is usually nuclear energy, not chemical energy.No; the energy used from uranium is usually nuclear energy, not chemical energy.
What kind of energy uses as a fuel?
Nuclear energy is produced using uranium as a fuel. The energy produced is in form of heat energy which is used to produce electrical energy.
What kind of energy use uranium?
Nuclear energy sometime uses uranium for its energy source.
Is solar energy contained in uranium?
No. Solar= sun, Energy= energy. Believe it or not, uranium is not the sun.
Does nuclear energy contains uranium?
nuclear power is generated using uranium which is a metal mined in various parts of the worldand ,so, it is generated from it , it does not actually contain it.
Is uranium a chemical energy?
Uranium is an element.
What is an advantage of using uranium as an energy source?
- no air pollution - no greenhouse effects - no fossil fuel - the most important alternative source of energy - it is the energy of the future
