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Lester Morss
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Adjunct Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland.

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A labeled diagram displays the periodic table entry for uranium, showing its atomic number 92, symbol U, atomic weight 238.02891, electron configuration, and name. Additional icons indicate uranium is an actinoid element, solid at room temperature, has an orthorhombic crystal structure, and its higher-valence oxides have equal acid-base properties.
Uranium (U), radioactive chemical element of the actinoid series of the periodic table, atomic number 92. It is an important nuclear fuel. Uranium constitutes about two parts per million of Earth’s crust. Some important uranium minerals are pitchblende (impure U3O8), uraninite (UO2), carnotite (a…
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