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Minerals and Industrial Uses Flashcards

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Used for extraction of gold and silver

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Mercury (Hg)

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2
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Used to cool down super conduction magnets during welding and magnet production

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Helium (He)

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Used to coat other metals to prevent corrosion, such as in tin cans, which are made of tin coated steel

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Tin (Sn)

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used in aluminum alloys to make cookware more durable and also commonly used in batteries

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Lithium (Li)

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5
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best known for the brilliant reds its salts give to fireworks and flares. It is also used in producing ferrite magnets and refining zinc.

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Strontium (Sr)

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6
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Used to treat cancer

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Radon (Rn)

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7
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has been used to provide power to electrical equipment used on space missions

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Curium (Cm)

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It is used in vulcanizing rubber, as a coloring agent in glass and ceramics, and in catalysts for petroleum cracking

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Tellurium (Te)

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9
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It is used in automobile batteries & in fishing & diving weights

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Lead (Pb)

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10
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It is used with Platinum as catalysts in the production of lead-free, high octane gasoline

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Rhenium (Re)

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Used primarily for the study of nuclear reactors due to its good ability to absorb neutrons.

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Europium (Eu)

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12
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It is used as hardening agent for platinum alloys. Also used in crucibles and other equipment that is used at high temperatures.

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Silver (Ag)

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13
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Is used to make mirrors as it is best reflector of visible light known, although it does tarnish with time.

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Silver(Ag)

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14
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mostly used as fungicide, black gunpowder and sulfuric acid

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Sulfur (S)

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15
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used as an agent for radio-immunotheraphy in medicine

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Actinium (Ac)

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16
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Is widely used as a catalyst for chemical reactions. Its important use is in vehicles, as a catalytic converter, facilitating the complete combustion of unburned hydrocarbon passing through the exhaust

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Platinum (Pt)

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17
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Brittle metal with low melting point used for solders, fuses, fire sprinklers(plug), and cosmetic pigments

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Bismuth (Bi)

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18
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toxic, non-corroding soft metal used for electroplated steel, nicad batteries, red and yellow paints, and fire sprinklers

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Cadmium (Cd)

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19
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High-melt-point metal used for hard steel, cutting tools, drill bits, armor plate, gun barrels, and fertilizers

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Molybdenum (Mo)

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20
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is used in orange-red neon tubes for advertising signs, lasers, and supercold refrigerant.

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Neon (Ne)

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21
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used in electric applications such as Polymerization catalysts for PET-plastics

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Germanium (Ge)

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22
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used in incandescent and fluorescent bulbs as a protective layer around the filament the keep oxygen from corroding it

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Argon (Ar)

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23
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The chemical can dissolve glass and is used mainly as an etching compound.

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Fluorine (F)

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24
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Acts as high speed semiconductors that are used to make mobile phones, solar panels, and LEDs.

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Gallium (Ga)

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25
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Mainly used as coatings for windows of tall buildings and protective film on welder’s goggles.

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Indium (In)

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26
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Is used as an additive to make stainless steel.

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Selenium (Se)

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27
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used as a radiation source substitute for a portable X-ray machine where electricity is unavailable.

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Ytterbium (Yb)

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28
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Used as catalyst in the refining of petroleum

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Molybdenum (Mo)

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29
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used to make specialized yellow glass goggles for glass blowers and welders.

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Praseodymium (Pr)

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30
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used in alloys especially with vanadium to decrease the hardness of metals. It is also used in amplifiers and lasers.

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Erbium (Er)

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31
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It is considered by many sources as the strongest radioactive element, it glows blue, and it is used as an atomic heat source and is also used in anti-static brushes to eliminate dust on photographic film

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Polonium (Po)

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32
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It is used for treating prediabetes and diabetes, low blood sugar; for improving athletic performance in weight training; and for preventing cancer.

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Vanadium (V)

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33
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It is used in moisture gauges for the determination of water and oil-bearing layers in oil wells.

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Californium (Cf)

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34
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one of the rare earth elements used to make carbon arc lights which are used in the motion picture industry for studio lighting and projector lights

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Lanthanum (La)

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35
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used to dope calcium chloride crystals for use in optical lasers. It is also used in infrared absorbing glass and as a neutron absorber in nuclear reactors

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Samarium (Sm)

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36
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refining petroleum, LED lightbulbs, integrated circuit manufacturing.

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Lutetium (Lu)

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37
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is a good absorber of neutrons and is used to make control rods, such as those found in nuclear submarines. It also has a very high melting point and because of this is used in plasma welding torches.

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Hafnium (Hf)

38
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This is used to make powerful magnets used in loudspeakers and computer hard drives to enable them to be smaller and more efficient.

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Neodymium (Nd)

39
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is used among Industrial Companies as coating for steel and iron to prevent rusting.

40
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Due to the high density of ________, it is used as shield against X-ray and gamma-ray radiation.

41
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a well known poison, is used to kill rats and for insecticide.

42
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is used medically as treatment for osteoarthritis, improvement of mental capacity, and increasing testosterone.

43
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is utilized in the aviation industry as cogs and gears.

44
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is used in rechargeable batteries and hydride batteries for hybrid vehicles.

45
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is used as a steel addititve to produce a very tough alloy

46
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is used in molten iron and steel to remove sulfur

47
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primarily used for electrical wiring due to its electrical conductivity and ductility.

48
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used as a disinfectant to treat drinking water and swimming pools due to its capability to kill bacteria

49
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is used to pressurize liquid fuel tanks in rockets.

50
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is used as a rocket fuel igniter.

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Amorphous boron

51
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main fuel for NASA space shuttle program

52
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can make water burn.

53
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is used in portable metal detectors for identifying gold and silver ores.

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Californium

54
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is the main element/material used in making Formula 1 car’s chassis

55
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produces oxy-acetylene flame used for cutting & welding metals

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Oxygen combined with acetylene gas

56
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is used in metallurgy as a scavenger element for the removal of impurities in metals.

57
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is used in air purifiers for removing carbon dioxide from the air by forming lithium carbonates.

58
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used for aerospace industry components and sports equipment.

59
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is an important cryogenic refrigerant.

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Liquid Neon

60
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can be used to predict the arrival of an earthquake because it was being released from fault zones prior to earth slipping.

61
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is present in optical fibers especially in laptops.

62
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is used in photography, medicines, insecticides, etc.

63
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can be used for fire extinguishing operations

64
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has been used to locate and image brain tumors.

65
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is used to study blood flow and in nuclear medicine to study lung function for problems.

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Krypton - 85

66
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is mainly used for photovoltaic cells

67
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is the element used in atomic clocks.

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Cesium - 133

68
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is used to harden steel and increase resistance to rust.

69
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the main gas in the Earth’s atmosphere approximately 78%. Can also be used as fertilizers.

70
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It is used in light bulb filaments

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Tungsten (W)

71
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is used in manufacturing fiber optics

72
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is used by the nuclear power industry to separate uranium isotopes.

73
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does not absorb neutrons, so it is widely used in nuclear reactors.

74
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is used to make chemical process equipment, nuclear reactors, aircraft and missile parts.

75
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is for the side of matchboxes.

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Red Phosphorus

76
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is used for flares

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White Phosphorus

77
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is used in precision tubing for refrigerators and air conditioners.

78
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used to disinfect external wounds

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Iodine (I)

79
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is utilised and associated with the aerospace, medical, power, oil and gas industries.

80
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Used for semiconductors for phones and other gadgets

81
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is used as catalyst in the chemical industry

82
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used in germicidal lamps due to its capability to produce uv light

83
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can be used as a reducing agent for preparing metals like thorium & uranium.

84
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is combined with other gases to produce light bulbs that glow with greenish-yellow light.

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Krypton (Kr)

85
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utilized for composite armor, specifically of the Main battle tank of the US Army.

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Depleted Uranium

86
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Old thermometers use __________ to gauge the temperature enclosed in a glass.

87
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It is primarily used when drilling for new oil wells.

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Barium (Ba)

88
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used in the making of microwave filters for radar, white LED lights and metal-cutting lasers.

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Yttrium (Y)

89
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A component of mischmetal, used in the manufacture of alloys for cigarette lighters

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Cerium (Ce)

90
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are believed to be more powerful than uranium in generating energy

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Plutonium Rods

91
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Used as nuclear reactor fuel, spacecraft power, nuclear weapon.

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