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Uranium Trivia Quiz

The element uranium.

A multiple-choice quiz by TonyTheDad. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
TonyTheDad

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
31,560

Updated
Aug 31 22

# Qns
5

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
3 / 5

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1785

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Question 1 of 5

1. Uranium is the heaviest element with a one-letter atomic symbol, U.

True

False

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Question 2 of 5

2. Uranium has how many isotopes? Hint

Between 13 and 15

16 or more

Between 10 and 12

9 or fewer

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Question 3 of 5

3. Uranium was first isolated as an element in: Hint

1841

1922

1941

1776

4. Uranium was used in the two atomic bombs dropped on Japan in WWII; one bomb used it as the main explosive, the other as a tamper around a plutonium core. On which city was the strictly-uranium bomb dropped? Hint

Nagasaki

Kyoto

Tokyo

Hiroshima

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Question 5 of 5

5. Which of the following minerals would contain the lowest concentration of uranium in nature? Hint

pitchblende

limestone

carnotite

tobernite

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Uranium is the heaviest element with a one-letter atomic symbol, U.

Answer: True

The others are hydrogen (H), boron (B), carbon (C), nitrogen (N), oxygen (O), fluorine (F), phosphorus (P), sulfur (S), potassium (K), vanadium (V), yttrium (Y), iodine (I), and tungsten (W).

2. Uranium has how many isotopes?

Answer: 16 or more

3. Uranium was first isolated as an element in:

Answer: 1841

By Peligot, who reduced the anhydrous chloride with potassium.

Answer: Hiroshima

The 'Little Boy' bomb is known as a gun-barrel-type atomic bomb. It is estimated that less than 1 kilogram of uranium-235 fissioned, producing an explosion equivalent of 15 to 20 kilotons of TNT. Plutonium was the core material used in the 'Fat Man' bomb dropped on Nagasaki. It's core was surrounded by uranium which acted as a tamper.

5. Which of the following minerals would contain the lowest concentration of uranium in nature?

Answer: limestone

Source: Author TonyTheDad

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