by Jonathan Cribb

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Uranium
92 U 238.03
92 U 238.03

• by Jonathan Cribb

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Facts about Uranium

• Uses
• fuel for nuclear reactors,
• inertial guidance devices,
• gyro compasses,
• ballast for missile reentry vehicles,
• X-ray targets,
• counterweights for aircraft control surfaces
  
• Properties
• Compounds- Uranyl Fluoride,
• Uranium Dioxide,
• Uranium Hexafluoride,
• Uranium Tetrafluoride,
• Triuranium Octaoxide
• Melting Point- 1132.0oC
• Boiling Point- 3818.0oC
• Density- 18.95g/cm3
• Conductivity- 27.6 W/(m K)
• Radiation level- 25million Bq
• Color- silverfish

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More facts about Uranium

• Atomic Number- 92
• Atomic Mass- 238.03
• Classification- Rare Earth
• Number of Protons/Electrons- 92
• Number of Neutrons- 146
• Date of Discovery- 1789
• Discoverer- Martin Klaproth
• Name Origin- Planet Uranus
• 1st Ionization Energy- 584 kJ/mole
• Heat of fusion- 8.520 kJ/mol
• Can be found in- igneous rocks

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A Poem About Uranium

• Uranium is extremely hot
• Extreme radiation its got
• Causes death by the pounds
• Its found in a lot of rock mounds
• Its used for nuclear fuels
• But its temperature doesnt get cool
• In 1789 I was discovered by Martin Klaproth
• He of course found it in an igneous rock
• Its used for inertial guidance devices
• Its radiation is going to cause a crisis
• Its classification is rare earth
• The beginning of time is the time of its birth

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Sources

• http//chemistry.about.com/library/blper5.htm
• http//www.chemicalelements.com/index.html
• http//www.chemicool.com/
• http//www.chemsoc.org/viselements/pages/pertable_
  fla.htm
• http//copernicus.subdomain.de/Uranium
• http//web.ead.anl.gov/uranium/guide/ucompound/pro
  pertiesu/index.cfm
• http//www.imagesco.com/geiger/uranium.jpg
• http//www.uic.com.au/ral.htm