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Uranium Metal Solid Radio
active
Symbol: U
Atomic number: 92
Atomic mass: 238.0289
Group: Actinide
CAS-number: 7440-61-1
 
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Physical data

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Shells: 2,8,18,32,21,9,2
Orbitals: [Rn] 5f3 6d1 7s2
Electronegativity: 1.2, --
1. Ionization potential: 6.1941 eV
2. Ionization potential: -- eV
3. Ionization potential: -- eV
Oxidation states: 6,5,4,3
Electrical conductivity: 0.0380 10^6
Melting point: 1132 °C
Boiling point: 3818 °C
Specific heat: 0.12 J/gK
Heat of fusion: 8.520 kJ/mol
Heat of vaporization: 477.0 kJ/mol
Thermal conductivity: 0.276 W/cmK
Atomic radius: -- Å
Ionic radius: 0.81 Å ()
Covalent radius: 1.42 Å
Atomic volume: 12.59 cm³/mol
Density (293 K): 18.9 g/cm³
Crystal structure: Orthorhombic
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Isotopes

NuclideAbundance [%]MassSpinHalflifeDecay modeDecay tree
230U0230020.8dAlphaView
231U02315/24.20dECView
232U0232.037070yAlpha,SFView
233U0233.045/21.59E05yAlpha,SFView
234U0.0055234.04102.47E05yAlpha,SFView
235U0.72235.0447/27.04E08yAlpha,SFView
236U0236.04602.34E07yAlpha,SFView
237U02371/26.75dBeta-View
238U99.27238.05104.47E09yAlpha,SFView
239U02395/223.5mBeta-View
240U0240014.1hBeta-View
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Other info

Name origin:Named for the planet Uranus.
Description:Silvery-white, dense, ductile, malleable, radioactive metal.
Discovered by:Martin Klaproth
Year:1789
Place:Germany
Sources:Occurs in many rocks, but in large amounts only in such minerals as pitchblende and carnotite.
Use(s):For many centuries it was used as a pigment for glass. Now it is used as a fuel in nuclear reactors and in bombs.
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