Element Family
Actinide
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Interesting Facts
- Major mining countries of Uranium include Russia, Australia, Namibia, Canada and Niger and total 33% Uranium are mine in Kazakhstan.
Roentgenium is a highly unstable synthetic element.
Sources
Earth's crust, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Synthetically Produced
Who Discovered
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Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung
Discovery
In 1789
In 1994
Abundance In Meteorites
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Abundance In Earth's Crust
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Uses & Benefits
- The main use of this metal include nuclear fuel which is used to generate electricity yin nuclear power stations.
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Synthetic elements like transuranium are made from Uranium metal.
- Currently known uses of Roentgenium metal are limited to research purpose only.
Industrial Uses
Ammunition Industry, Chemical Industry
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Other Uses
Alloys, Jewellery, Nuclear Reactor's Fuel, Sculptures, Statues
Research Purposes
Present in Human Body
No
No
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Color
Silvery Gray
Silver
Luster
Metallic
Unknown Luster
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Pauling Electropositivity
Electrochemical Equivalent
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
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Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f3 6d1 7s2
[Rn] 5f14 6d9 7s2
Crystal Structure
Orthorhombic (ORTH)
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
Crystal Lattice
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Valence Electron Potential
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
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Density At Room Temperature
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable
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Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
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Electrical Property
Poor Conductor
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