Uranium, atomic number 92, is a radioactive, heavy metal that sits at the very bottom of the periodic table’s actinide series. It’s characterized by its silver-gray metallic appearance in its pure form. In nature, it’s typically found as uranium-238 (99.2745% abundance) and uranium-235 (0.7200% abundance), with a trace amount of uranium-234.
Uranium’s atomic structure, with its large number of protons, makes it naturally radioactive. This property stems from the fact that its nucleus is unstable, causing it to spontaneously release energy in the form of alpha particles and gamma rays – a process known as radioactive decay.
Its most important chemical property, from an industrial perspective, is its ability to undergo fission, especially the isotope U-235. When a neutron strikes the nucleus of a U-235 atom, the nucleus splits, releasing a large amount of energy along with additional neutrons. These newly released neutrons can then cause other U-235 atoms to split, creating a chain reaction.
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