Chemical Symbol U (+ Cool facts: Color, Uses and more...) 2022

Every chemical element has its own symbol to represent them. But what is the U element?

The answer is Uranium, whose symbol is U, and there's a lot of cool facts about it that most people don't know. Let me walk you through...

Uranium Overview

Chemical Symbol

U (Uranium)

Uses

For many centuries it was used as a pigment for glass. Now it is used as a fuel in nuclear reactors and in bombs.

State at 20 °C

solid

Description

Silvery-white, dense, ductile, malleable, radioactive metal.

Name Origin

Named for the planet Uranus.

Sources

Occurs in many rocks, but in large amounts only in such minerals as pitchblende and carnotite.

Atomic Number

92

Learn more about the atomic number.

Atomic Mass

238,0289

Discovery

Discovered By: Martin Klaproth

Year: 1789

Location: Germany

Learn more about the atomic mass.

Colored Periodic Table

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