Uranium


 * Element Name:** Uranium


 * Element Symbol:** U


 * Atomic Mass:** 238[[image:uranium.png width="216" height="287" align="right"]]


 * Atomic Number:** 92


 * Prot****ons:** 92


 * Electrons:** 92


 * Discovery:** Martin Heinrich Klaproth discovered it in 1789.


 * How It Was Named:** Named for the planet Uranus


 * State Of Matter:** Solid metal at room temperature


 * Melting Point:** 1135 °C


 * Boiling Point:** 4131 °C


 * Characteristics:** Uranium is a slivery-white color, its desity is 18.95 grams per cubic centimeter, and hard, rock like.


 * Us****es:** Uranium was mainly used in the civilian sector, it fueled nuclear power plants.


 * Interesting Facts:** Uranium has a half-life of about 23 minutes and decays into neptunium through beta decay. After fission is complete, one pound of uranium will provide the same amout of energy as burning 1500 tons of coal.

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