Lester Morss
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Adjunct Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland.
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Uranium (U), radioactive chemical element of the actinoid series of the periodic table, atomic number 92. It is an important nuclear fuel. Uranium constitutes about two parts per million of Earth’s crust. Some important uranium minerals are pitchblende (impure U3O8), uraninite (UO2), carnotite (a…
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