Uranium

Uranium
Identification
Symbol	U
Block	f-Block
Group	Not assigned
Period	Period 7
Atomic Information
Atomic Number	92
Atomic Radius	156 pm
Mass	238.02891
Category	Radioactive Elements, Heavy Metals
Standard state(298 K)	Solid
Electronic Configuration	[Rn] 5f3 6d1 7s2
Electronegativity (Pauling)	Unknown
Electron affinity	Unknown
First ionisation energy	Unknown
Physical Properties
Color	Silvery-white
Melting Point	1405.3 K
Boiling Point	4404 K
Density of solid	Unknown
Reflectivity	Unknown
Heat Properties
Enthalpy of fusion	Unknown
Enthalpy of atomisation	Unknown
Enthalpy of vaporisation	Unknown

Uranium is a chemical element with the symbol U and has an atomic number of 92. It comes under the category of radioactive elements. Uranium has a density of 19.1 g/cm³. Exposure to uranium increases the risk of getting a variety of cancers due to its radioactivity.

Presence of Uranium

1. 70 kg Person : 0.1 mg
2. Body : 1.3 e-7 %
3. Earth Crust : 0.00018 %
4. Earth Ocean : 3.3 e-7 %
5. Universe : 2.0 e-8 %

Uses

1. Health Uses : Nil
2. Adult consumption / day : Nil
3. Children consumption / day : Nil
4. Natural Form : Pitchblende, uraninite, carnotite, uranophane, and coffinite.
5. Other Forms : Nil
6. Source Place : Canada, Australia, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa and the USA.
7. Common Uses : Used in making color glass, ceramics, shielding to protect tanks, and also in bullets and missiles.

Periodic Table

1 H

2 He

3 Li

4 Be

5 B

6 C

7 N

8 O

9 F

10 Ne

11 Na

12 Mg

13 Al

14 Si

15 P

16 S

17 Cl

18 Ar

19 K

20 Ca

21 Sc

22 Ti

23 V

24 Cr

25 Mn

26 Fe

27 Co

28 Ni

29 Cu

30 Zn

31 Ga

32 Ge

33 As

34 Se

35 Br

36 Kr

37 Rb

38 Sr

39 Y

40 Zr

41 Nb

42 Mo

43 Tc

44 Ru

45 Rh

46 Pd

47 Ag

48 Cd

49 In

50 Sn

51 Sb

52 Te

53 I

54 Xe

55 Cs

56 Ba

*

72 Hf

73 Ta

74 W

75 Re

76 Os

77 Ir

78 Pt

79 Au

80 Hg

81 Tl

82 Pb

83 Bi

84 Po

85 At

86 Rn

87 Fr

88 Ra

**

104 Rf

105 Db

106 Sg

107 Bh

108 Hs

109 Mt

110 Ds

111 Rg

112 Cn

113 Nh

114 Fl

115 Mc

116 Lv

117 Ts

118 Og

119 Uue

120 Ubn

***

158 Ups

159 Upo

160 Upe

161 Uhn

*

57 La

58 Ce

59 Pr

60 Nd

61 Pm

62 Sm

63 Eu

64 Gd

65 Tb

66 Dy

67 Ho

68 Er

69 Tm

70 Yb

71 Lu

**

89 Ac

90 Th

91 Pa

92 U

93 Np

94 Pu

95 Am

96 Cm

97 Bk

98 Cf

99 Es

100 Fm

101 Md

102 No

103 Lr