U-238

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/U-238
GPTKB entity
Statements (39)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:isotope
gptkbp:atomicNumber 92
gptkbp:CASNumber 7440-61-1
gptkbp:category gptkb:isotope
gptkb:actinide
heavy metal
gptkbp:containsElement gptkb:uranium
gptkbp:decayChain gptkb:uranium_series
gptkbp:decaysTo gptkb:thorium-234
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Arthur_Jeffrey_Dempster
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1935
gptkbp:fertile yes
gptkbp:finalDecayProduct gptkb:lead-206
gptkbp:fissile no
gptkbp:foundIn uranium ore
gptkbp:halfLife 4.468 billion years
gptkbp:massNumber 238
gptkbp:mode alpha decay
gptkbp:naturalAbundance 99.2745%
gptkbp:neutrons 146
gptkbp:nuclearSpin 0+
gptkbp:par even-even
gptkbp:protons 92
gptkbp:radioactive true
gptkbp:spin 0
gptkbp:stable no
gptkbp:symbol 238U
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:depleted_uranium_munitions
shielding material
gptkbp:usedIn nuclear weapons
nuclear reactors
radiometric dating
production of plutonium-239
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Metallic_uranium
gptkb:Uranium_machine_(nuclear_reactor)
gptkb:Pu-242
gptkb:uranium_hexafluoride_(UF6)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label U-238