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Discovery
Quick Facts
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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