Uranium

=**Name:** Uranium=

By: David Russo and Caden Monson Edited By: Zacory Shakespear
 * Atomic Symbol:** U
 * Atomic Number:** 92
 * Atomic Mass:** 238.0289 AMU
 * Melting Point:** 1132.0 °C (1405.15 K, 2069.6 °F) By Myles Courtney
 * Boiling Point:** 3818.0 °C (4091.15 K, 6904.4 °F)
 * Number of Protons/Electrons:** 92
 * Number of Neutrons:** 146
 * Crystal Structure:** Orthorhombic
 * Density at 293 K:** 18.95 g/cm3
 * Color:** silver/white
 * Date of Discovery:** 1789
 * Discoverer:** Martin Klaproth
 * Name Origin:** After the planet Uranus

Uranium reacts with almost all non-metal elements, the exclusion being the [|The Group 18 Elements]. Uranium is not a very good conductor of electricity. It is silvery-grey in color. When it is in it's refined form, it is mildly radioactive.

Nuclear Fission: Nuclear Fission

Cita tions:
Bentor, Yinon. __C____ hemical Element.com - Uranium __. Jan. 11, 2012 [|Uranium - Chemical Elements].