URANIUM

Description of Me

• I am a very heavy silvery-white radioactive metal.
• Atomic #92
• Atomic Volume: 12.59 cm3/mol
• Atomic Mass:238.0289
• Valance Electron Potential (-eV): 170
• Crystal Structure: Orthorhombic
• Flammability Class: Combustible Solid
• Melting Point: 1405K
• Physical State: Solid
• Special Hazards: Radioactive Material
• Routes of Exposure: Inhalation; Ingestion; Skin and/or Eye Contact
• Target Organs: Skin, Kidneys, Bone Marrow, Lymphatic System
• Discoverer: Martin Klaproth
• Discovery Location: Germany
• Discovery Year: 1789
• Name Orgin: from the planet Uranus
• Sources: Occurs in many rocks, but in large amounts only in such minerals as pitchblende and carnotite.
• Uses: Pigment in glass, Nuclear bombs and Nuclear fuel.
• Additional Notes: Potential occupational carcinogen (lung cancer)
• Electron Configuration: [Rn]5f3 6d1 7s2

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