U	Z =  92	◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊	Uranium
			From the Greek "Ouranos; Uranus", meaning "sky"
(AM) Atomic Mass	238.0289  amu	♦	Oxidation States	+3, +4, +5, +6
(BP) Boiling Point	3818  °C	♦	(MP) Melting Point	1132  °C
(ρ) Density	19.05  g/cm3	♦	Crystal Structure	Orthorhombic
( χ ) Electronegativity	1.7	♦	(AR) Atomic Radius	1.42  Å
Physical State	Solid	♦	(C) Heat Capacity	0.116  J/g °C
Electronic-Config	[Rn]  5f3  6d1  7s2	♦	(I1) First Ionization E	583.73  kJ/mol
(ΔHvap) Heat of Vaporization	417.1  kJ/mol	♦	(ΔHfus) Heat of Fusion	9.14  kJ/mol
Year of Discovery	1789	♦	Location of Discovery	Germany
(E°) Standard Potential	U3+⇔ U (-1.798 V),   U4+⇔ U3+ (-0.520 V)
Stable isotopes	None. All natural isotopes are radioactive
Discovered/Synthesized by	Martin Heinrich Klaproth
Natural Source	The mineral/ore uraninite, pitchblende, coffinite
Common Uses	Nuclear reactor fuel, nuclear weapons, counterweights, armor-piercing bullets
Other Info	Most noted use is for Nuclear weapons
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