Symbol | U | Atomic radius: pm | 139 | Fusion: kJ/Mole | 9.14 |
Name | Uranium | Ionic radius: pm | (+6)73 | Boiling point: °C | 4131 |
Atomic number | 92 | Electron affinity | - | Melting point: °C | 1135 |
Atomic weight | 238.0 | 1st ion potential | 6.27 | Specific Heat Cap: J/(g K) | 0.12 |
Classification | Trans metal | Natural form | Solid | Thermal Cond: W/(cm K) | 0.28 |
Configuration | [Rn]5f36d17s2 | Crystal structure | Ortho | Electrical Cond | 0.0380 |
Oxidation states | 3,4,5,6 | Density | 19.1 | Abundance: mg/kg-crust | 2.7 |
Electronegativity | - | Vaporization: kJ/Mole | 423.0 | ||
Although uranium was discovered in 1789 by Martin Heinrich Klaproth, it was first isolated in 1841 by Eugène-Melchior Péligot. | Uses - nuclear reactor fuel, synthesis of isotopes, x-ray targets for production of high energy x-rays |