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Quiz about Uranium
Quiz about Uranium

Uranium Trivia Quiz


The element uranium.

A multiple-choice quiz by TonyTheDad. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
TonyTheDad
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
31,560
Updated
Aug 31 22
# Qns
5
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
3 / 5
Plays
1784
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Question 1 of 5
1. Uranium is the heaviest element with a one-letter atomic symbol, U.


Question 2 of 5
2. Uranium has how many isotopes? Hint


Question 3 of 5
3. Uranium was first isolated as an element in: Hint


Question 4 of 5
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


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



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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.
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?

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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