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CARISSA MAE T. CAÑETE SE 4007: METHODS OF TEACHING SCIENCE AND
ISTRUCTIONAL PEDAGOGY

ELEMENT PROFILING

Name : Uranium
Atomic Number : 92
Element Category : actinide
Electron Configuration : [Rn] 5f3 6d1 7s2

I. Physical Properties V. Related Studies

Phase at STP solid  Uranium in mine dust could dissolve in
Melting point 1132.2 ºC human lungs
Boiling point 4131 ºC Eshani Hettiarachchi, Shaylene
Density 19.1 g/cm3 Paul, Daniel Cadol, et al.
Heat of fusion 9.14 kJ/mol Mineralogy Controlled
Heat of Vaporization 417.1 kJ/mol Dissolution of Uranium from
Heat capacity 27.665 J/(molK) Airborne Dust in Simulated
Lung Fluids (SLFs) and
II. Atomic Properties Possible Health Implications.
Oxidation States +1, +2, +3 Environmental Science &
+4, +5, +6 Technology Letters, 2018
Electronegativity 1.38  A protective shield against the heavy
Ionization Energies 1st: 597.6 kJ/mol metal Uranium
2nd: 1420 kJ/mol Muhammad H. Obeid, Jana
Atomic radius empirical: 156 pm Oertel, Marc Solioz, Karim
Fahmy. Mechanism of
III. History Attenuation of Uranyl Toxicity
Naming after planet Uranus by Glutathione in Lactococcus
Discovery Martin Heinrich lactis. Applied and
Klaproth (1789) Environmental Microbiology,
First 2016
Isolation Eugene-Melchior  Bacteria could help clean groundwater
Peligot (1891) contaminated by uranium ore processing
Nicole M. Koribanics, Steven J.
IV. Isotopes Tuorto, Nora Lopez-Chiaffarelli,
No. of Isotopes 6 (3 naturally-occuring) et al. Spatial Distribution of
Common Isotopes U-234 Uranium-respiring
U-235 Betaproteobacterium at the
U-238 Rifle, CO Field Research Site.
PLOS ONE, 2015
IV. Uses  Uranium isotopes carry the fingerprint of
 Nuclear power plant fuel ancient bacterial activity
 Nuclear medicines (MRI, X-ray, Malgorzata Stylo, Nadja
radioisotope, etc.) Neubert, YuhengWang, Nikhil
 Scientific research (age-dating, metabolic Monga, et al. Uranium isotopes
studies, etc.) fingerprint biotic reduction.
 Agriculture Proceedings of the National
 Consumer products (smoke detectors, Academy of Sciences, 2015
watches, computer components, etc.)
 Space explorations (fuels)