92 - Uranium actinide

Discovered by Martin Klaproth in 1841

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Uranium

Uranium is a chemical element with symbol U and atomic number 92. It is a silvery-white metal in the actinide series of the periodic table. A uranium atom has 92 protons and 92 electrons, of which 6 are valence electrons.

Periodic table

 Shell Electrons Orbitals
122 in 1s
282 in 2s + 6 in 2p
3182 in 3s + 6 in 3p + 10 in 3d
4322 in 4s + 6 in 4p + 10 in 4d + 14 in 4f
5212 in 5s + 6 in 5p + 10 in 5d + 3 in 5f
692 in 6s + 6 in 6p + 1 in 6d
722 in 7s

Electron shells

238  u Atomic Mass
4.4k  K Boiling Point
6 Group
6 Common Oxidation States
1.96  Å Covalent Radius
19.1  g/cm³ Density
50.9  kJ/mol Electron Affinity
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p6 5s2 4d10 5p6 6s2 4f14 5d10 6p6 7s2 5f3 6d1 Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f3 6d1 7s2 Electron Configuration (semantic)
1.38 Electronegativity
92 Electrons
6.19  eV First Ionization Energy
3, 4, 5, 6 ICSD Oxidation States
597.6, 1420  kJ/mol Ionization Energies
1.41k  K Melting Point
45 Mendeleev Number
27.7  J/(mol·K) Molar Heat
7 Number of Shells
146 Neutrons
92 Atomic Number
15 Number of Isotopes
3, 4, 5, 6 Oxidation States
7 Period
Solid Phase
92 Protons
2, 8, 18, 32, 21, 9, 2 Electron Shell Occupations