Term: uranium (U)
Literally
meaning: “pertaining
to planet Uranus ”
Origin
ο'õρανüς/uranos(=heaven, sky)
άνω/ano (=above)
+όρος/oros(=mountain)
The name was given after the recently dicovered planet
Uranus. The planet name was given by German astronomer Johann Bode(1747-1826) as in conformity with
other planet names. Uranus (Greek Ουρανός=heaven) according
Greek mythology was the husband of Earth (Γαία/Gea) and father
of Titans.
Coined/History
The use of uranium in its natural oxide form, dates
back to at least 79 A.D. when it was used to add color to ceramic glazes with
an orange-yellow color. he discovery of the uranium is credited to the German chemist
Martin Heinrich Klapothy (1743-1817) in samples of the mineral pitchblende. The
first atomic bomb used in warfare was an
uranium bomb (uranium-235 isotope).
Definition
Uranium is a hard, dense
silver-white radioactive chemical element with atomic number 97 and atomic
mass. The element is used mainly to fuel
commercial power plants.
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