Uranium
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SCIENCE CONCEPT
My topic is Uranium atoms. Uranium atoms have an atomic number of 92. That means that it has 92 electrons, 92 protons, and 92 neutrons. One fact is that out of the 92 electrons, they only have 6 electrons on the outer layer, that means that those 6 are valence electrons. It also has the highest atomic weight of any of the naturally occurring elements.
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APPLICATION
Studying uranium atoms can really excel the understanding of nuclear energy, its effects, and help development in new nuclear power. They can also really help with quantum physics and quantum entanglement because they are unstable and can split apart. Studying them can also come with many other jobs that link with them, like construction and chemistry.
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CAREER
The career in studying uranium is called nuclear physics, and someone studying that is called a nuclear physicist. A nuclear physicist can make $180,049 per year, or $15,004 per month! Even though the name includes “nuclear,” you aren’t in any dangerous percentages of radiation in that job. The bad thing is that you need a master’s or a doctoral degree. People also say it’s challenging, and rewarding.
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SCIENTIST
The scientist is Marie Curie. She discovered 2 elements, polonium and radium. She is also the first woman to win a Nobel Prize in Physics. She died from aplastic pernicious anemia due to her being exposed to radiation too long. (radium is also one of the most radioactive things in the world.)
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