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Facts About Uranium and Neptunium


Facts About Neptunium and Uranium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Major mining countries of Uranium include Russia, Australia, Namibia, Canada and Niger and total 33% Uranium are mine in Kazakhstan.
  
Not Available   

Sources
Earth's crust, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Made by Bombarding Uranium with Neutrons, Ores of metals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Not Available   
Edwin McMillan and Philip H. Abelson   

Discovery
In 1789   
In 1940   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-8 %   
29
Not Available   

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %   
26
~-9999 %   

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
Not Available   

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
36
Not Available   

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
11
Not Available   

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