Enriched uranium

Deadly In 1938 German Otto Hahn and his assistant Fritz Strassmann discovered that when uranium is bombarded with neutrons, through the process known as fission, there are two lighter elements, neutrons, and a large amount of radiation produced. It was clear that these neutrons could in turn also cause fission, producing more neutrons and developing a chain reaction which might spread throughout all the uranium present (Rinkesh). This fission reaction showed a lot of potential, and since the…

London. While at the Cavendish Lab, Rutherford worked with fellow scientist J.J. Thompson and studied the effects of X-Rays on the conductivity of gases and dividing atoms into molecules and atoms. While still at Cambridge, Rutherford focused on uranium and found that by placing it near…

Lead, with its chemical symbol Pb, is a common heavy metal often utilized in many things. The chemical itself is toxic, heavy, and poisonous. Its natural form is a soft and malleable metal with blue-gray color. Lead can be man-made or found in nature, most can be obtained from ores. Even though lead is such a common metal on this planet, it only makes up 0.0013% of the Earth’s crust. Lead is easily mined or made by roasting galena in hot air, which is mostly made of lead sulfate. Lead was…

Elsa Gaston 1. Why is U-235 (the uranium isotope with a mass of 235 amu) a special element and what is it used for?- Under some conditions U-235 can be spilt and yield a lot of energy. It can be used for nuclear fission. 2. Describe nuclear fission and how the famous equation E = mc2 relates to this process?- It is when the nucleus of an atom splits into smaller nuclei or fission products. It is an exothermic reaction and a lot of energy is released. It is the equation that is in accordance…

According to Encyclopedia Britannica in Britannica School the word tungsten comes from the mineral scheelite which was once called tungsten, which means heavy stone. The name comes from the Swedish chemist and his countrymen who discovered the metal in scheelite. The atomic number of tungsten is 74 and tungsten’s atomic weight is 183.84. Tungsten is also one of the densest and hardest metals in the world. From Encyclopedia Britannica in Britannica School, tungsten was discovered by a Swedish…

believed that if the bomb devastated the town, Japan would see the power the U.S. had and back out of the war. The bomb measured to be ten feet lengthwise and weighed approximately ten thousand pounds. This particular bomb was made from the element, uranium. Uranium is the heaviest naturally occurring element. Enola Gay was the aircraft that dropped the bomb on Hiroshima. Colonel Paul Tibbetts was the pilot of the Enola Gay. The “Little Boy” produced massive destruction. The impact ruined the…

In the Fallout 3 box art; there are some signs such as Logo of Fallout which combined with the title, which showed word ‘Fallout 3’ with the ‘o’ adding with an electrical bolt. In connotative meaning; this sign can be interpreted as the jolt of the game or it maybe it means that the Fallout 3 is full of energy or the game full of technology which requires some electricity. And from signifier that stated ‘the radioactive particles that settle to the ground after a nuclear explosion’ which adding…

“Einstein’s letter to the President,” Einstein talks about the importance of uranium, and his point of view of uranium. Einstein takes responsibility for the scientific and political situation of his time in the text by providing information and solutions to the problem of uranium. Uranium is very important to Einstein and he wants to find better ways to collect and use uranium. Einstein says “ the element uranium may be turned into a new and important source of energy in the…

Uranium is a radioactive element used for power and nuclear weapons. Many people might not know anything about the element and what it can do to human bodies, cities, and countries. I chose this topic because uranium is an incredibly powerful element that can have major consequences, and I want to explain why we should not use it in today’s world. After World War II, uranium became a huge scientific development on finding out how powerful it is, what it can be used for, and how it can be…

Neutrinos are one of the most abundant particles in the universe second only to photons, yet they are one of the most elusive particles known to man. The neutrino is essentially a near massless subatomic particle possessing a neutral charge. Neutrinos scarcely interact with normal matter as a consequence of having a neutral charge and a mass of almost zero. There are three flavors of neutrinos: electron, tau, and muon; many neutrinos oscillate between these flavors. Neutrinos can be produced in…