Tag: Uranium calories

One gram of uranium-235 undergoing complete fission can theoretically release an enormous amount of energy—approximately 20 billion 'physics' calories. However, confusing this with the dietary calories our bodies use is a dangerous misconception that ignores the fundamental differences between nuclear and chemical energy.

According to a viral online myth, a single gram of uranium contains up to 20 billion calories of energy. This figure is a gross misinterpretation of nuclear physics and bears no relevance to dietary calories, which are used by the human body for metabolism. In reality, consuming uranium provides zero metabolic energy and is, in fact, extremely toxic.