Uranium

Radioactive
Latin nameUranium
English nameUranium
chemical symbolU
atomic number92
relative atomic mass238,0289
period7
groupVI.B
classificationactinides
discovery year1789
discovererM. H. Klaproth
melting point [°C]1132
boiling point [°C]3818
density [g cm-3]18,9
density at melting point [g cm-3]17,3
electronegativity [Pauling]1,38
oxidation statesII ˜ VI
electron configuration[Rn]5f3 6d1 7s2
specific heat [J g-1K-1]0,12
heat of fusion [kJ mol-1]8,52
thermal conductivity [W m-1 K-1]27,5
el. conductivity [S m-1]3,6.10-6
1. ionizing potential [eV]6,1941
Mohs hardness6
Vickers hardness [MPa]1960
Brinell hardness [MPa]2400
shear modulus [GPa]111
Young modulus [GPa]208
point of superconductivity [K]0,68
state at normal conditionssolid

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