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What is uranium formed from?

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A method: the uranium mineral is grounded, solved in nitric acid or a basic solvent, uranium is after extracted with ion-exchangers as impure uranyl nitrate, the solution of uranyl nitrate is refined by solvent extraction (with tri-n-butylphosphate in kerosene), the uranium is precipitated as ammonium diuranate (the yellow cake or ADU), this salt is calcined in air to triuraniumoctaoxide U3O8. The oxide U3O8 is then reduced with hydrogen at about 700 0C to uranium dioxide UO2.

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As a metal uranium is solid at room temperature and is radioactive.

Many compounds of uranium are known: oxides, halogenides, nitrides, carbides, silicides, sulfides, nitrates, sulfates, phosphates, acetates, carbonates, borides, hydroxides, oxalates, etc.

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Uranium and the majority of the other elements (excepting H, He, Be, Li, transuranium elements) are formed after the big-bang (creation of the universe) by stellar nucleosynthesis in novas and supernovas.

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Uranium is a natural element, not created by man. Chemical elements are formed by stellar nucleosynthesis.

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Under nuclear fission with thermal neutrons uranium release an enormous quantity of energy (202,5 MeV per one atom of 235U); the obtained heat is converted in electricity.

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Uranium is formed by stellar nucleosynthesis in the early stages of the universe.

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All the natural elements were formed during the big-bang nucleosynthesis.

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What is uranium formed into?

Uranium is formed in the world by stellar nucleosynyhesis.


How is uranium nuclear formed?

Uranium is formed in the universe by stellar nucleosynyhesis.


Why wasn't uranium formed when the earth was formed?

Uranium is formed by nuclear synthesis in supernovas and at the 'big bang'. When the earth formed Uranium became a part of the forming earth.


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