Uranium

=Uranium= By: Josh


 * Atomic Number:** 92


 * Protons: 92**
 * Electrons:** 92


 * Neutrons:** 141-146


 * Average Atomic Mass:** 238.02891


 * Discovery: Martin Heinrich Klaproth, a German chemist, founded Uranium in 1789. What he didn't know was that he had misidentified the material, saying it was uranium, when it was another substance called uranium dioxide. Once Eugene-Melchoir Peligot, a French chemist, realized that "pure" uranium acted oddly with another uranium based substance, he created pure uranium by heating up uranium dioxide with potassium in a platinum crucible. This was how pure uranium was born.**


 * Name:** Uranium was named after the planet Uranus.


 * Uses:** Uranium is mainly used in nuclear fuel and nuclear weapons. It is also used as an additive for glass and ceramics as well as special toner in photography.


 * Interesting Facts**: The melting point of Uranium is 2075 degrees Fahrenheit. The boiling point of Uranium is 7468 degrees Fahrenheit. Uranium is also radioactive. Uranium is described as a heavy toxic silvery-white metallic element.

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