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Uranium - first radioactive element to be discovered

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Named after the planet Uranus & associated with Hiroshima & nuclear bombs, uranium is the highest-numbered element found naturally in significant quantities on earth, says Prof Allan Blackman in ep 92 of Elemental.

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© RNZ Length 8 min 5 December 2019 Episode 92 ScienceEducational New Zealand Episodic

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© RNZ Length 8 min 5 December 2019 Episode 92 ScienceEducational New Zealand Episodic

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Named after the planet Uranus & associated with Hiroshima & nuclear bombs, uranium is the highest-numbered element found naturally in significant quantities on earth, says Prof Allan Blackman in ep 92 of Elemental.

Uranium is named after the planet Uranus.

Uranium (atomic number 92) is the highest-numbered element found naturally in significant quantities on earth

It is associated with Hiroshima and nuclear bombs, says Professor Allan Blackman from the Auckland University of Technology, in episode 92 of Elemental.

Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details


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