Uranium (version 1) - Periodic Table of Videos

[Hoshimaru57]

I saw some uranium compounds in a museum yeaterday.

I saw a green geode like rock and a brown rock with a yellow film on it.

And a third inert substance that looked like a copper compound.

The display said that, despite the saucer passing the compounds within about 7in of human contact, it was perfectly safe due to thick glass and distance.

They were putting out about 2k mr/hr according to the geiger counter.

turns out, the stuff it decas INTO is worse than the metal itself.

[Tharosa1942]

My favorite element.

[arnaudking666]

whats the country that have the highest consentration?

[Govadina]

Australia, lots of it there

[jacobssandy]

If Uranium comes from Uranus it means that there is some of it in all of us doesn't it?

[joeleatsbk]

FUCK YEAH, lol boys high joke

[bapyou]

@jacobssandy No, there isn't any uranium in MYanus, it's in URanus!

[stuartthegrant]

Plum coloured I understand, very toxic.

Surely Plutonium is more potent, understood, and available. If you have a reactor!!!

[soylentgreenb]

Uranium compounds have long been used in glazes to produce bright oranges and in glasses and false teeth to produce a flourecent green. The compounds used for this aren't particularly soluble and it's actually quite safe.

[vmelkon]

I guess you are talking about Fiesta ware (Fiestaware). I wouldn't consider it safe. The glaze has uranium and lead oxide to give it a bright orange color.

[themountainviewguy]

235 and 238 ... what about 234?

There are other isotopes that are unmentioned.

[soylentgreenb]

Only 235 and 238 have long enough half-life to find them in nature.

Other isotopes can be produced synthetically(as is commonly done in nuclear reactors and as part of producing fissile Pu-239).

[polonium9]

JUST AMAZING i really wanted to learn about uranium and this told me everything 5 stars and is that a wig that that guy with the periodic table tie has or is it his normal hair YAY URANIUM-235

[AlmightScoop]

No, thats his real hair. The guy is Professor Martyn Poliakoff.

[tabak0v]

very cognitive and entertaining...even for chemists) thanks!

[TruJezter]

Thank You very much for going through all the trouble of recording and uploading these videos. I love science and this is a great learning tool. I'll recommend to all.

[Toxie207]

Ditto. Very interesting stuff - particularly this video given the recent bad press U has been receiving.

[thatblackdude]

VIDeos are really goood and help with my college chem classes

[periodicvideos]

Thanks... Trying to get all the elements uploaded first, then will try to get people watching. Once they're all done, there are also plans to do a second phase, improving all the videos with even more footage and cool info. In the meatime, feel free to tell as many people as possible about it all.

[ketamunke]

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[sushyanlin]

very helpful and interesting. Thanks!

[mikeyidh]

Really cool. I like your videos but it doesnt get many views. You should try to promote them some how.