U

Uranium

Z 92 238.029 g/molActinide Radioactive

Overview Atomic Properties Thermodynamics Electromagnetism Isotopes

Group

3

Period

7

Block

f

Occurrence

Merging neutron starsGeochemical class: Lithophile

Biological Role

Humans: Toxic

History

1789 (discovery)

Martin Heinrich Klaproth

1841 (isolation)

Eugène-Melchior Péligot

Named By

Martin Heinrich Klaproth

Latin Name

Uranium

Abundance

Solar System

x

Sun

x

Meteorites

x

Earth's crust

x

Oceans

x

Humans

x