The periodic table/Uranium

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Element Name: uranium atom Symbol: U Atomic Mass: 238.0289 Classification: Actinoids

Protons: 92 Electrons: 146 Neutrons: 92 Colour: silvery grey metallic. It can also be Yellow when it is in the form of Yellowcake Discovery in: 1789 Person who Discovered: Martin Heinrich Klaproth

Density: 19.1 g·cm−3 Crystal Structure: ​orthorhombic Melting Point: 1405.3 K, 1132.2 °C, 2070 °F Boiling Point: 4404 K, 4131 °C, 7468 °F Common Uses: Civilian Use is Nuclear Power; Military Use is Nuclear Weapons, Depleted Uranium is used for bullets and tank armour, estimation of earth's age.

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