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- isotope curium-242 is the precursor to plutonium-238, the most common fuel ... use. Curium-242 is the precursor to plutonium-238, which is the most common ...10 KB (1,354 words) - 06:46, 12 January 2024
- is a byproduct of nuclear reactors and plutonium production. It is also ... ===Precursor in plutonium-238 production=== The isotope 237Np can be ...11 KB (1,451 words) - 16:21, 11 November 2022
- to be discovered, obtained by bombarding plutonium with neutrons. ... seven of the periodic table, between plutonium and curium. The pure element ...9 KB (1,328 words) - 06:50, 25 July 2023
- einsteinium is produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons and was discovered ... separation from a starting one kg of plutonium isotope. ...7 KB (940 words) - 00:06, 13 February 2024
- of the actinide series, it is made by bombarding plutonium with neutrons ... lighter elements (especially uranium and plutonium). During this, successive ...7 KB (998 words) - 17:26, 26 March 2024
- Plutonium (chemical symbol Pu, atomic number 94) is a radioactive ... [[Image:Plutonium pellet.jpg|right|thumb|250px|A pellet of plutonium ...37 KB (5,382 words) - 08:10, 24 November 2022
- to 238 amu (238Th). ==Applications== * Thorium is used as an alloying ... Thorium, as well as uranium and plutonium, can be used as fuel in ...14 KB (1,909 words) - 23:00, 30 April 2023
- mass of 235 and of use in nuclear reactors, 238) and 239Pu (the isotope of ... Many heavy elements, such as uranium, thorium, and plutonium, undergo ...31 KB (4,827 words) - 10:09, 11 March 2023
- production sites of the project were the plutonium-production facility at ... 1 percent concentration; the rest is uranium-238 which will not fission. To ...52 KB (8,009 words) - 11:05, 9 March 2023
- A uranium-238 atom may decay to a thorium-234 atom, with the release ... than other forms of radioactive decay. Plutonium-238, for example, requires ...13 KB (1,992 words) - 08:22, 23 July 2023
- In nature, uranium atoms exist as uranium-238 (99.275 percent), uranium ... work found that the far more common uranium-238 isotope can be transmuted ...48 KB (6,867 words) - 15:33, 16 January 2024
- and tellurium. Polonium (in common with plutonium-238) has the ability to become ... than 84 protons are thorium-232 and uranium-238. They form an "island ...11 KB (1,554 words) - 08:39, 24 November 2022
- atomic nucleus (usually uranium-235 or plutonium-239) absorbs a neutron ... a lower probability of capture by uranium-238 than the faster neutrons that ...45 KB (6,704 words) - 00:40, 17 November 2022
- at the Cavendish Laboratory and produced plutonium 239 through the bombardment ... In the same year in which he produced plutonium, 1941, he also discovered ...29 KB (4,253 words) - 17:38, 23 May 2024
- their studies of the decay chain of uranium-238. They gave the new element ... similar to those used when handling plutonium. == See also == ...9 KB (1,150 words) - 08:16, 2 December 2022
- For example, the critical mass of a plutonium sphere is significantly ... plant. J Occup Environ Med 43 (2001): 238-249. *Mroz, M.M., R. Balkissoon ...16 KB (2,296 words) - 17:26, 29 September 2023
- 238 color1=#ffbfff | color2=black antiferromagnetic (r.t.) (α, poly) 0.940 µ 13.3 (r.t.) (α, poly)12.7 2130 (α form) 49.7 (α form) 19.5 ...11 KB (1,437 words) - 02:07, 23 December 2022
- atomic nucleus (usually uranium-235 or plutonium-239) is struck by a neutron ... uranium), fast breeder reactors use uranium-238 (99.3 percent of all natural ...49 KB (7,262 words) - 10:10, 11 March 2023
- *Plutonium fluoride (PuF4) *Potassium fluoride (KF) *Radon difluoride (RnF2) *Silver(I) fluoride (AgF) *Silver(II) fluoride (AgF2) ...13 KB (1,855 words) - 17:47, 28 March 2024
- neutrons is absorbed by an atom of uranium-238, and does not continue the ... the gun method cannot be used with plutonium. ===History=== ...22 KB (3,405 words) - 00:39, 17 November 2022