uranium atom

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uranium
noun[U]
uk
/jʊəˈreɪ.ni.əm/us
/jʊˈreɪ.ni.əm/
a chemical element that is a heavy, radioactive metal, used in the production of nuclear power and in some types of ...
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atom
noun[C]
uk
/ˈæt.əm/us
/ˈæt̬.əm/
the smallest unit of any chemical element, consisting of a positive nucleus surrounded by negative electrons. Atoms can combine to form ...
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The electrons are donated into empty atomic orbitals on theuraniumatom.
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Auraniumatomhas 92 protons and 92 electrons, of which 6 are valence electrons.
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There are exceptions, such as uranocene, which has two cyclooctatetraene rings sandwiching auraniumatom.
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Uranium was useless until scientists realized the enormous energy potential of theuraniumatom.
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In its lattice, eachuraniumatomis surrounded by 6 other uranium atoms and 12 atoms of hydrogen; each hydrogen atom occupies a large tetrahedral hole in the lattice.
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Fermi reasoned that because neutrons carried no electric charge, they would have a much better chance of penetrating the nucleus of auraniumatom.
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In the course of that synthesis, if it can be effected, there will be a very much greater release of energy than there is in the disintegration of uranium atoms.
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Trace quantities are found in nature from neutron capture by uranium atoms.
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Carbon monoxide dissolved in pentane reacted with a uranium coordination compound yielding a deltate anion bound to two uranium atoms.
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The structures are infinite lattice structures with the uranium atoms linked by bridging oxygen atoms.
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Each uranium nucleus that undergoes fission produces multiple neutrons, each of which can be absorbed by adjacent uranium atoms, causing them to fission in turn.
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Zircon and baddeleyite incorporate uranium atoms into their crystalline structure as substitutes for zirconium, but strongly reject lead.
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Furthermore, because steam absorbs neutrons much less readily than water, increasing the intensity of vaporization means that more neutrons are able to split uranium atoms, increasing the reactor's power output.
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