History of Uranium

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Added: 0a1,2

A chemical element, in the periodic table uranium has the symbol U and atom number 92.

Changed: 3c5

slow neutrons, its U235 isotope becomes the very short lived U236, that immediately divides into two smaller nuclei, liberating energy

slow neutrons, its U235 isotope becomes the very short lived U236, that immediately divides into two smaller nuclei, liberating energy

Changed: 6,7c8,9

absorb some neutrons and slow the reaction, it is explosive. The first atomic bomb worked with this principle (fission). A more accurate name for both this and the Hydrogen bomb (fusion) would be "nuclear

absorb some neutrons and slow the reaction, it is explosive. The first atomic bomb worked with by this principle (fission). A more accurate name for both this and the Hydrogen bomb (fusion) would be "nuclear