Peak uranium

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…

A metalloid is a chemical element. Because of the name, most people would believe that a metalloid is metal, but that is incorrect. A metalloid only has some of the qualities that metals have. Two examples of metalloids would be germanium and silicon. These metalloids are used in everyday life, and our lives would be very much different without them. Germanium was discovered in the year of 1886 by a chemist named Winkler. The metalloid was named after Germany. When germanium is purified, it is a…

Uranium is a chemical element that is naturally radioactive. Its symbol is U. Uranium is a radioactive silvery-white metallic element of the actinide series. Uranium has 235 isotopes. Most nuclear power plants use uranium as fuel because its atoms are easily split part. Uranium generates the heat in nuclear power reactors, and produces the fissile material for nuclear weapons. Deposits of uranium are found in China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Namibia, Greenland, South Africa, United…

The basic principal behind the Light Water System is simple. Water is heated up using an artificial chain reaction in the core, Nuclear fission continues this reaction by releasing several million times more energy than any chemical reaction could (Kurzgesagt, video: 1/3). This heat converts the water into steam, turning a turbine, which continues to the generator and so forth. The Light Water Reactor became the most common thermal-neutron reactor because of its simplicity and low cost.…