Discovery of uranium

Uranium is a chemical element; it has symbol U and atomic number 92. It is a silvery-grey metal in the actinide series of the periodic table. A uranium atom has 92 protons and 92 electrons, of which 6 are valence electrons. Uranium radioactively decays, usually by emitting an alpha particle.

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Which happened first?

• Discovery of uranium and Discovery of zirconium happened in the same year
• Discovery of uranium and Discovery of carbon happened in the same year
• Discovery of uranium happened 2 years before Discovery of titanium
• Discovery of uranium happened 2 years after Discovery of strontium
• Discovery of uranium happened 2 years after Discovery of yttrium

Timeline

1. Discovery of strontium1787
2. Discovery of yttrium1787
3. Discovery of carbon1789
4. Discovery of uranium (this page)1789
5. Discovery of zirconium1789
6. Discovery of titanium1791

Related

• Discovery of hydrogen1766
• Discovery of oxygen1774
• Discovery of PlutoFebruary 18, 1930
• Discovery of aluminium1825
• Discovery of heliumAugust 18, 1868
• Discovery of nitrogen1772
• Discovery of sulfur1777
• Discovery of lithium1817