Part one of term paper
Chapter 1 Locations Large deposits of in the U.S are found in New Mexico, Colorado, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming. Most of Canada's Uranium comes from the province of Saskatchewan. There is a lot of Uranium in the oceans but we do not have the technology to mine it at a cheap cost. Chapter 2 Mining When uranium is extracted, pitchblende is br ...

Part two of term paper
... to dissolve out the uranium, radium, and vanadium. And after the sandy matrix is washed away, the solution is treated with sulfuric acid and barium chloride. A caustic alkali solution is then added to the remaining clear liquid precipitates the uranium and radium into concentrated form. Chapter 3 Properties Uranium will melt at 1132 degrees Celsius, and boils at about 3818 degrees Celsius. Its atomic weight is 238.029 and its atomic number is 92. Chapter 4 Uses Uranium several uses, it is ...