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Does uranium have a oder or color?
Uranium does not have a distinct odor. It usually appears as a silvery-white metal in its natural form and can have different colors when it forms compounds. For example, uranium oxide compounds can range in color from yellow to green to black.
How is uranium made into glass?
Uranium glass is made by adding uranium oxide to the glass mixture, which imparts a green or yellow color under ultraviolet light. The amount of uranium used is small and does not pose a significant health risk. The glass is then melted and formed like regular glassware.
Is thorium hazardous?
Applications of uranium: - nuclear fuel for nuclear power reactors - explosive for nuclear weapons - material for armors and projectiles - catalyst - additive for glass and ceramics (to obtain beautiful green or yellow colors) - toner in photography - mordant for textiles - shielding material (depleted uranium) - ballast - and other minor applications Disadvantages of uranium: 1. Uranium is a possible polluting agent of the natural environment. 2. Uranium is a toxic and radioactive chemical element. 3. Uranium release radium and radon.
What are 2 molecules that contain uranium?
Examples:Oxides: uranium dioxide, uranium trioxide, uranium octaoxideSalts: ammonium diuranate, uranyl nitrate, uranyl acetate, uranium hehxafluoride, uranium chlorideand many others because uranium is a reactive metal.
What are the masses of uranium and in uranium oxide?
The percentage of uranium in uranium dioxide is 88,149.
