Uranium-235

One of the main experiments Rutherford is known for is his Gold foil experiment. He devised a way to prove that radioactivity in particles exists in at least two forms. In the experiment tiny alpha particles were shot at a sheet of foil coated in ZnS which resulted in a small percentage went through the sheet and the rest were blocked/deflected. The percentage of particles that were able to go through the foil are now named 'Alpha Particles' and the ones that were blocked are called 'Beta…

rly in 1939 it was discovered that German Scientists had found out how to split uranium. Splitting a uranium atom can be very dangerous, the reaction that occurs is tremendous. There was a fear throughout the entire world that they would be able to create a bomb that can cause mass destruction. Albert Einstein and Enrico Fermie both lived in Germany but fled, they decided to inform the president of the power they have. In 1941 the president agreed to build an atomic bomb, it got its code name…

Glenn Theodore Seaborg; born April 19, 1912 in Ishpeming, Michigan was a well-known Chemist. After moving to Los Angeles, California at the age of 10, he graduated valedictorian of his 1929 High School class at David Starr Jordan High School. In 1937, he received his Ph. D. in Chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley after enrolling at the University of California, Los Angeles, in 1929 for his undergraduate degree. After receiving his Ph. D., Dr. Seaborg spent time as a personal…

Lise Meitner, a woman physicist who had worked and studied radioactivity and nuclear fission. Meitner’s way of working and studying led to the “radiochemical discovery” of nuclear fission. Her achievement was rewarded with a Nobel Prize for chemistry in 1944. Meitner is often used as an example of a scientific women who was “overlooked by the Nobel committee”. Lise Meitner demonstrates the arduous work she had to do in order to discover her accomplishment which in this case is the discoverment…

as it call, nuclear power and signed a contract around 1951s and in fact, Australia start creating uranium not as much of 2 grams between 1906 till 1932 Australia has exported their production in 1962s After that, large and high grade of uranium has been discovering around Australia, during the same era, the safety has been forcing to take in action to minimise the nuclear producing. However, uranium oxide has been to start move up and carbon an emission has been getting high in the air, nuclear…

Radiation Burns A burn is an injury caused by an excessive amount of heat. It damages the skin, causing tissue destruction. There are four types of burns; thermal, chemical, electrical, and radiation burns. Someone might get a radiation burn if they are overexposed to industrial ionizing radiation or after doing a radiotherapy treatment. Burns Radiation burns will most likely happen to cancer patients during their radiation treatment or radiotherapy. A response can…

How Uranium affects TP53 Do we know how Uranium affects TP53 to affect our bodies? Uranium is a dense radioactive metal, that is used as fuel in nuclear reactors. Uranium has several isotopes, and the most important of these, are radioactive and presented in nature. This radioactive substance affects our bodies in many contrasting ways. Examples are, our organs, DNA, our tissue, bones, and TP53 gene. In this paper, we will focus most on how Uranium affects TP53 to affect our body. The official…

8th - Chapter 11 Vocab Chapter 11 Vocab begins on pg. 384 Petroleum Liquid fossil fuel; oil Refinery A factory in which crude oil is heated and separated into fuels and other products Petrochemical A compound made from oil solar energy energy from the sun hydroelectric power Electricity produced using the energy of flowing water biomass fuel Fuel made from living things Gasohol A mixture of gasoline and alcohol. geothermal energy Heat from Earth's interior. Nucleus the central and most important…

The Sun is an enormous, extraterrestrial body that is many times larger than Earth. Many scientists have referred to it as a massive nuclear reactor that burns numerous amounts of hydrogen; and just like an actual nuclear reactor, hydrogen is the essential fuel in nuclear fusion reactions. The hydrogen in these fusion reactions fuse together to form beryllium, helium, and lithium atoms. “The temperature on the surface of the Sun is approximately six thousand degrees Celsius. While at its core,…

Nuclear commercial applications would be glowing watches, exit signs, glowing key chains, glowing compasses, rifle sights, and runway markers. Many of these are here today from Tritium illumination. Tritium was predicted in the 1920s by a very smart man named, Walter Russell. Later on, in 1934, Tritium was produced by Ernest Rutherford, who had companions in the production named Mark Oliphant and Paul Harteck. He also needed some help with being able to isolate Tritium, so he also needed help…