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Uranium

Uranium is a heavy element with the atomic number 92 and the symbol U. In 1789 it was discovered in the mineral pitchblende by Martin Heinrich Klaproth , who named it after the planet Uranus

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What are some poems for uranium?

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I am not able to provide direct quotes or full poems due to copyright restrictions. However, poems that may mention or reference uranium include "Uranium Poem" by Connie Voisine, "The Uranium Poem" by Leonard Cohen, and "Uranium" by Brian Turner. These poems explore themes related to power, destruction, and the impact of uranium on humans and the environment.

Where do you get are uranium from?

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Nuclear material for nuclear reactors are usually obtained from uranium. Uranium is obtained from uranium mines (open pit or underground mines) the same way mining for other minerals. Uranium then passes through different processes until getting it in a suitable form for fabrication into nuclear fuel.

Who buys uranium in the US?

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Uranium is primarily purchased by nuclear power plants, government entities, and commercial companies involved in uranium mining, enrichment, and fuel fabrication. These buyers include utility companies, the U.S. Department of Energy, and private companies engaged in the nuclear industry. Additionally, the United States imports uranium from countries such as Canada, Australia, and Kazakhstan.

What is the market cap for Uranium Energy Corp UEC?

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As of [current date], the market capitalization for Uranium Energy Corp (UEC) is [market cap].

How do we use uranium?

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tens of thousands tons each year

What is or-gin of the name uranium?

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It is named after the planet ' Uranus'.

The planet Uranus, together with Saturn , Jupiter et. al are from Classical Greece.

From Classical Greek Mythology, Uranus, was the personification of the 'Sky', and was one of Greek primordial deities.

What are the 22 provinces in Yemen?

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Yemen provinces are 'Amran, Al-Bayda, Al-Hudaydah, Al-Jawf, Al-Mahwit, Amanat Al-Asimah, Dhamar, Hajjah, Ibb, Ma'rib, Raymah, Sa'dah, Sana'a, Taiz, Aden, Abyan, Dhale, Al-Mahrah, Hadramaut, Socotra, Lahij, Shabwah.

Where can you find uranium in Saskatchewan?

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High-grade uranium mined and processed there is shipped out of Saskatchewan to power nuclear reactors in other provinces and countries. Mines in some areas were closed in the 1980's but exploitation of large ore bodies later began at the Athabasca Basin in northern Saskatchewan.

A slogan for uranium?

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slogans for ununnilium

Is there a lot of Uranium on Earth?

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An estimation is 50.106 t in the earth crust and oceans.

How are uranium and petroleum different?

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Petroleum and uranium can be used as fuels.

What world rank is uranium in Africa?

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Approx. 22 % in Namibia, Niger, South Africa, Gabon, Malawi.

What is uranium the mineral used for?

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Applications of uranium:

- nuclear fuel for nuclear power reactors

1. Uranium is an alternative to fossil fuels, especially for countries without reserves of coal, petrol, methane.

2. Uranium don't contribute to global warming.

3. Uranium don't release carbon dioxide.

4. In the future uranium can be extracted from the sea water.

- explosive for nuclear weapons

- material for armors and projectiles

- catalyst

- additive for glass and ceramics (to obtain beautiful green or yellow colors)

- toner in photography

- mordant for textiles

- additive for the preparation of biological samples for electron microscopy

- shielding material (depleted uranium)

- ballast (counter weights)

- and other minor applications

Where in Canada is nickel and uranium found?

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Nickel can be found in meteorites and in the air attached to small dust particles. It can also be found in mines. The most popular places to find nickel are Australia and Canada.

Nickel is not that uncommon and has been found in many places, notably: Alaska, Poland, China, Russia, Australia and Colombia.

What is uranium in France?

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Nuclear waste undergoes radioactive decay, which is the spontaneous change of unstable isotopes changing to become more stable isotopes, along with bits of energy being released.

All radioactive isotopes have half-lives, which is the amount of time for half the amount of the original isotope to undergo decay. It's a form of exponential decay since radioactive decay can be modeled by the formula A=A0ekt where

A=the current mass of particles still present after a given amount of time

t=time

and A0 is the original mass of particles present when t=0

Where is uranium found in India is name?

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In north-eastern region uranium is found in Meghalaya.

What is the difference between a uranium bomb and a plutonium bomb?

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The difference simply comes down to the fissile material (i.e. uranium or plutonium) used as fuel in the core (aka pit) of the bomb. There is also a third type that is less well known among the general public, the composite bomb which uses both uranium and plutonium together as fuel in the core (aka pit) of the bomb. In the composite bomb the uranium and plutonium could potentially be alloyed together, but are more likely (for metallurgical reasons) prepared as separately cast and machined nested shells that must be assembled to create the core (aka pit) of the bomb.

The secondary difference is the choice of rapid assembly mechanism used in the bomb to assemble a subcritical mass of fissile material into a supercritical mass of fissile material rapidly enough to avoid having stray neutrons initiate a chain reaction prematurely causing a fizzle. A fizzle may do no more than simply melt the bomb or may do as much as producing a yield of a few tons of TNT equivalent, but is unpredictable in effect and thus undesirable. There are several potential sources of stray neutrons ranging from cosmic rays to the materials of the bomb itself. If it were possible to obtain fissile materials that are isotopically pure (e.g. uranium-235, plutonium-239) the choice of rapid assembly mechanism would be a nonissue, but isotopic purity is simply an impossibility on the industrial scale that these materials must be produced. The issues with each fissile material are as follows:

  • uranium - must be enriched from natural uranium and thus will always contain some uranium-238 which is not fissionable and captures the high speed neutrons needed to sustain the chain reaction. The usual form of weapons grade uranium used in US bombs is called oralloy and is 93.5% uranium-235 and 6.5% uranium-238. Neither of these isotopes has a significant probability of spontaneous fission and as the remaining uranium-238 actually poisons the chain reaction some, a uranium bomb can use either the gun or implosion rapid assembly mechanism with no risk of a fizzle happening.
  • plutonium - must be produced in a reactor from uranium-238. Typical weapons grade plutonium as produced in reactors is about 93% plutonium-239, 6% plutonium-240, and 1% plutonium-241. Unfortunately the plutonium-240 isotope has a high enough probability of spontaneous fission that with this much of it in the fuel a bomb using the gun rapid assembly mechanism would certainly fizzle, leaving the implosion rapid assembly mechanism as the only viable choice for either a plutonium bomb or a composite bomb.

In summary the three types of atomic fission bombs differ as follows:

  1. uranium bomb - uranium fueled, may use either gun or implosion rapid assembly mechanism
  2. plutonium bomb - plutonium fueled, must use implosion rapid assembly mechanism
  3. composite bomb - uranium & plutonium fueled, must use implosion rapid assembly mechanism

How was uranium discoverd?

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In 1789 Klaproth discovered a new mineral; he make a confusion between the element and mineral and considering pitchblende the element named this uranium.
In 1842 Peligot showed that this mineral is an oxide and separated uranium as a chemical element, a metal.

Is Uranium a renewable resource?

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No, uranium is a non-renewable resource. When we have used it all up, there is none left. A renewable resource is something like sunlight, which we can use to generate electricity, and even if we use it all today, it still comes back just as strong tomorrow.
Uranium is a nonrenewable resource.

Which country produces most wines?

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Italy is the number one producer of wine in the world, second is France, Spain is third, then the U.S and fifth is Argentina.

What economic effects do uranium have?

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Economy of fossil fuels; no contribution to global warming.

What is uranium Lewis dot number?

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The electron dot diagram of uranium is:

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:U:

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Where in nature is Uranium found?

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Uranium can be found is several place: USA, Canada, Germany, Niger, and many others. But there are not many more places because it rare and few can produce it.