Uranium And The Natural Nuclear Reactor

Wednesday, March 18, 2015 - 23:00 in Physics & Chemistry

Uranium is the element having 92 protons in its nucleus with typically 146 neutrons.  It is the largest naturally occurring element.  Like naturally occurring Thorium, uranium is radioactive and eventually decays into radium and radon which are likewise radioactive.  Both  uranium and thorium decay through many series of radioactive elements until they eventually become lead. read more

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