Uranium Flashcards
Atoms are ——, they contain the same number of protons as electrons
Neutral
What is the symbol for the atomic/proton number
Z
Mass or nucleon number is represented by the letter?
A
🕳 are atoms of the same element that have the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons
Isotopes
Isotopes of hydrogen
Tritium, deuterium, protium
An isotope that is radioactive is called
Radioisotope of radionuclide
During 🕳 a neutron collides with a uranium atom and splits it releasing a large amount of energy in the form of heat and radiation
Nuclear fission
Having or producing powerful and dangerous energy that comes from the breaking of atoms
Radioactive
The act of emitting radiation spontaneously
Radioactivity
The process of shedding the radiation is called
Radioactive decay
In 1896 🕳 discovered uranium emitted penetrating rays like xrays
Henri Becquerel
What is the symbol of radioactivity
The Becquerel ( BQ)
Uranium was discovered in 1789 by who and in what mineral
Martin Klaproth, pitchblende
Uranium is used in
Nuclear energy, nuclear weapons, nuclear submarines
3 naturally occurring isotopes of uranium
U-238, U-235, U-234
U-238 can be converted to what
Plutonium-239
Laboratory made Uranium
U-232, U-233, U-236
A laboratory used for the separation of fluids, gas, or, liquid based on density.
Centrifuge
Involved taking natural uranium and increasing the concentration of u-235 isotope
Uranium enrichment
Uranium oxide (U3O8) is commonly referred to as?
Yellowcake
Most sophisticated bomber in WW2
B-29 superfortress
Top secret project to make the first atomic bombs
Manhattan project
Most of the work of the Manhattan Project was done in
Los Alamos, New Mexico
Los Alamos laboratory is also known as
Project Y
