Answer to Question #191185 in Physics for thespacewitch

Question

whats is uranium?

Answer 1

Uranium is the chemical element (symbol U) and has the atomic number 92. The atom of uranium has 92 protons and 92 electrons. In nature, uranium has several isotopes: uranium-238 (99.27% in uranium ore), uranium-235 (0.72%) and uranium-234 (0.005%). Uranium-235 is used in nuclear power plants and nuclear weapons.