Uranium

==** Uranium is a metallic element that is used for many things like energy and weapons. It was discovered in 1789 by the German chemist Martin Heinrich Klaprot. He was working on an experiment in his laboratory, then by accident he found another element that he didn’t know and he named it after the planet Uranus. **== ==** Uranium has a lot of characteristics. One of them is that it is a solid and metallic. It has a silver-white appearance and takes a yellow tarnish when slightly oxidized. Uranium is a toxic metal, it is also a reproductive toxicant and it is radioactive. Uranium is 70% more dense than lead but less dense than gold. It is radioactive because when an atom’s nucleus is unstable it gives off radiation. Radiation could mean a transmission of heat/energy too. **== ==** Uranium has many uses like fuel and ammunition. Some examples are that Uranium is used for nuclear reactors that provide the 17% of the electricity in the world, the military uses like ammunition, armor for thanks and you can produce nuclear weapons with uranium. It is used mostly in military and nuclear things. **== ==** Uranium is found in many rocks like large amounts in pitchblende and carnotite. It is found in many places in the world like Australia, Kazakhstan and mostly in Canada. **== ==** Uranium’s atom has for atomic mass 238 which is equal to how many protons and neutrons are in the nucleus. The atomic number means the number of protons and electrons that an atom has. My element has 92 protons which have a positive charge of energy and they are inside the nucleus. Uranium has 92 electrons which are around the nucleus and they have a negative charge of energy. It also has 146 neutrons which have a no charge and they are inside the nucleus. **==