The discovery of the element is credited to German chemist Martin Heinrich Klaproth.

It all happened while he was working on his experimental lab in Berlin 1789.

Atomic symbol: U Atomic Name: Uranium Atomic number: 92 Atomic Mass: 238.0289 amu

Protons: 92 Neutrons: 146 Electrons: 92

Is it metal, metalloid or nonmetal? - Metal: Is it solid, liquid or gas? - Solid

What group is it in? Group One Why is it in that group? Uranium is in group one, known as actinoid and its part of that particular group. As a group all the elements are large because of their radioactivity. Most of the elements in the group are man made, actinoid can also be known as actinide and the ide at the end is reserved for negatively charged ions. What period is it in? Period 7

Types of isotopes:16 Unstable isotopes: 0

Electron configuration
1s2 2s2 3s2 4s2 5s2 6s2 7s2
2p6 3p6 4p6 5p6 6p6

3d10 4d10 4f14 5d10 5f3 6d1

Or

[Rn]7s25f36d1

The ionization energy of an atom or molecule is the amount of energy required to remove an electron from the atom or molecule in the gaseous state. The first ionization energy of Uranium is 6,1941

What ion is your element is most likely to form Valence of uranium are 4 or 6, but possible also 2,3,5.

The atomic radius of uranium is 156 picometers

Electronegativity is a chemical property that describes the tendency of an atom or functional group to attract electrons.

Uranium has been used to color glass for almost 2 millennia (1 thousand year) Uranium boils at 3,818 degrees Celsius about 6,904 degrees Fahrenheit. A gallon of milk weighs about 8 lbs. A chunk of uranium metal the size of a gallon milk jug weighs over 150 lbs! One ton of natural uranium can produce more than 40 million kilowatt-hours of electricity. This is equivalent to burning 16,000 tons of coal or 80,000 barrels of oil.

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