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Using of Uranium

Uranium is a mineral that emits nuclear radiation or radioactive, used in various fields, one of which is as nuclear fuel. Uranium is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol U and atomic number 92.

A heavy metal, toxic, silvery white and naturally radioactive, uranium belongs to the actinide series (actinide series).


Uranium is usually present in small amounts in rocks, soil, water, plants, and animals (including humans).

Uranium has 3 isotopes:
- U234 very small levels

- U235 content of 0.715 = 0.7%

- U238 levels of 99.285 = 99.3%


U235 isotope is used as fuel for nuclear reactors and nuclear weapons.

Uranium has the typical physical properties:
- Found in nature in the form of UO U3O or yellowish-green and dark brown.
- When exposed to ultraviolet light, the fluorescence of uranium will issue a very beautiful light

In nuclear physics, a nuclear reaction is a process in which two nuclei or nuclear particles collide, to produce different results from the initial product.
In principle a reaction can involve more than two particles collide, but the incident is very rare.

When the particles collide and separate without change (except perhaps in the energy level), this process is called a collision and not a reaction.

Known two nuclear reactions, namely nuclear fusion reactions and nuclear fission. Nuclear fusion reaction is the fusion reaction of two or more atomic nuclei into new and produce energy, also known as a clean reaction.

Nuclear fission is the splitting reaction of atomic nuclei by the impact of other atomic nuclei, and generate new energy and atomic mass is smaller, as well as electromagnetic radiation.


Fusion reaction also produces alpha radiation, beta and gamma that are dangerous to humans.
Examples of nuclear fusion reaction is a reaction that occurs in almost all core stars in the universe.

Weapons of the hydrogen bomb is also utilizing the principle of uncontrolled fusion reaction.
An example is the explosion of fission nuclear weapons and nuclear power plants.

Elements that are often used in nuclear fission is plutonium and uranium (primarily plutonium-239, Uranium-235), while in nuclear fusion reactions are Lithium and Hydrogen (mainly lithium-6, Deuterium, Tritium).

Using of Uranium

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