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Which country produces the largest share of uranium from mines?

Daily Current Affairs Quiz 10 May 2021

Which country produces the largest share of uranium from mines?

A. India

B. China

C. Pakistan

D. Kazakhstan

Explanation:

Pakistan recently expressed serious concern over illegal possession of a large quantity of uranium by two unauthorised persons in India and pointed to gaps in state control mechanisms there. Uranium is a chemical element with the 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. Kazakhstan produces the largest share of uranium from mines (42% of world supply from mines in 2019), followed by Canada (13%) and Australia (12%).

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