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1. Uranium is used as an explosive in fission bombs.

2. Uranium is not used in medicine.

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Uranium was used in warfare as the main component in atomic bombs, such as those dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in World War II. In medicine, uranium is used in radiation therapy for cancer treatment, as well as in certain diagnostic imaging procedures.

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How is uranium used in medicine?

Uranium is not used in medicine.


Can uranium cure disease?

No, uranium is not used in medicine.


Why is cobalt used in medicine as a tracer and not uranium?

Cobalt 60 is not used in medicine as tracer. Cobalt 60 is used to destroy cancer tumors by gamma irradiation. Uranium has a gamma radiation with an energy of about 185 keV, very small to be used for a medicinal irradiation.


What is the element uranium used for in medicine?

reactors to make medical isotopes of other elements


What are uranium ores used for?

To produce uranium


Is uranium used as liquid?

No. Uranium is generally used in solid form.


Is uranium used in the petroleum industry?

Uranium is not used in the petroleum industry.


How can uranium be used for war?

- Enriched uranium is used as explosive in some nuclear weapons. Depleted uranium is used for: - armors - projectiles - ballast


How is uranium used as a fossil fuel?

Uranium is not a fossil fuel; uranium is used as nuclear fuel for nuclear power reactors.


What alloys are most commonly used in Uranium?

uranium


What are the uses of uranium in the army?

Spent uranium is used for armor piercing rounds. Enriched uranium is used in the production of plutonium that is used in the cores of nuclear weapons.


How does uranium turn nuclear?

Pure Uranium is radioactive; thus harmful. Inside a nuclear reactor, atoms get split. When the Uranium atom is split, it releases a huge amount of energy. This energy is called nuclear energy. Also the normal Uranium is not used in reactors. The Uranium that is used is enhanced; it is an isotope of Uranium. Uranium-237 and Uranium-238 are used in nuclear reactors. I hope this answer was useful for you.