What are the 10 elements?

Terms in this set (10)

Hydrogen. H.
Helium. He.
Lithium. Li.
Beryllium. Be.
Boron. B.
Carbon. C.
Nitrogen. N.
Oxygen. O.

What is the most dangerous element?

Plutonium

What elements can kill you?

So here is a list of substances that are more poisonous than their LD50 values might indicate.

Botulinum toxins. Even though some of them are used in the cosmetic industry (including in botox), the botulinum family of neurotoxins includes the most toxic substances known to man.
Snake toxins.
Arsenic.
Polonium-210.
Mercury.

What is the rarest element?

element astatine

How harmful is plutonium?

Because it emits alpha particles, plutonium is most dangerous when inhaled. When plutonium particles are inhaled, they lodge in the lung tissue. The alpha particles can kill lung cells, which causes scarring of the lungs, leading to further lung disease and cancer.

What happens if you touch uranium?

Because uranium decays by alpha particles, external exposure to uranium is not as dangerous as exposure to other radioactive elements because the skin will block the alpha particles. Ingestion of high concentrations of uranium, however, can cause severe health effects, such as cancer of the bone or liver.

How does uranium look like?

When refined, uranium is a silvery white, weakly radioactive metal. When finely divided, it can react with cold water; in air, uranium metal becomes coated with a dark layer of uranium oxide. Uranium in ores is extracted chemically and converted into uranium dioxide or other chemical forms usable in industry.

Which country produces the most uranium?

Kazakhstan

What color does uranium glow?

green

Do any elements glow?

Radioactive Elements Glow in the dark (ONLY those considered radioactive glow – Uranium glows green, Plutonium glows aqua, Radium glows blue, Radon glows purple, Einsteinium glows blue, Curium glows purple, Phosphorus glows green, Thorium glows orange) by simply exposing them to light or sunlight for a few minutes then …

How can you tell if its uranium glass?

Perhaps the most reliable way to identify the presence of uranium in the glass is to expose it in the dark to a source of ultraviolet light (e.g., a black light). If the glass glows a rich green color, it contains uranium.

Is nuclear waste actually green?

Nuclear plants also produce low-level radioactive waste which is safely contained and stored and then routinely disposed of at various sites around the country. It is a solid. The radioactive byproducts of nuclear reactions remain inside the fuel. No green goo anywhere.

Can nuclear waste be destroyed?

Since then, numerous experiments have demonstrated the feasibility of a large scale-up for industrial use. They also demonstrated that existing long-term (240,000 years or more) nuclear waste can be “burned up” in the thorium reactor to become a much more manageable short-term (less than 500 years) nuclear waste.

Where does nuclear waste go?

More than a quarter million metric tons of highly radioactive waste sits in storage near nuclear power plants and weapons production facilities worldwide, with over 90,000 metric tons in the US alone.

What Colour is nuclear waste?

The uranium-rich product is a yellow powder, called ‘yellowcake’ because of its colour. Yellowcake is a uranium oxide and is the raw material for manufacturing nuclear fuel. Milling produces very large amounts of crushed rock waste, known as ‘tailings’.

How long does nuclear waste last?

1,000-10,000 years

How is nuclear waste recycled?

The nuclear fuel recycling process is straightforward. It involves converting spent plutonium and uranium into a “mixed oxide” that can be reused in nuclear power plants to produce more electricity. Twelve states have banned the construction of nuclear plants until the waste problem is resolved.

How long does nuclear waste need to be stored?

about 50 years

Why is nuclear power banned in Australia?

Australia has never had a nuclear power station. Australia hosts 33% of the world’s uranium deposits and is the world’s third largest producer of uranium after Kazakhstan and Canada. Australia’s extensive low-cost coal and natural gas reserves have historically been used as strong arguments for avoiding nuclear power.

Why is nuclear energy bad?

Nuclear energy produces radioactive waste A major environmental concern related to nuclear power is the creation of radioactive wastes such as uranium mill tailings, spent (used) reactor fuel, and other radioactive wastes. These materials can remain radioactive and dangerous to human health for thousands of years.

What creates radioactive waste?

Radioactive (or nuclear) waste is a byproduct from nuclear reactors, fuel processing plants, hospitals and research facilities. Radioactive waste is also generated while decommissioning and dismantling nuclear reactors and other nuclear facilities. There are two broad classifications: high-level or low-level waste.