• Question: how do you synthesize uranium

    Asked by anon-329164 to John on 9 Jun 2022.
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      John Grasmeder answered on 9 Jun 2022: last edited 9 Jun 2022 7:35 am


      Uranium is believed to be formed in large stars when they explode at the end of their lives in a supernova or when neutron stars collide. On earth, uranium is a natural element, so it is mined from minerals in the earth’s crust.

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