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They have a different number of neutrons in their nucleus: 143. 146 and 147, respectively.
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What are the fertile isotopes of Uranium?
There are many isotopes for uranium, the most abundant of them in nature are:Uranium- 234, having 142 neutron and 92 protonUranium- 235, having 143 neutron and 92 protonUranium- 238, having 146 neutron and 92 protonThe abundance of these three isotopes in natural uranium is:Uranium-234: 0.006 %Uranium-235: 0.720 %Uranium-238: 99.274 %
What else other than uranium 239 is the atomic bomb made of?
Not uranium 239, but uranium 235 and plutonium 239.
What are the three isotopes that will undergo neutron induced fission?
They are many but the most famous three are: uranium-233, Uranium-235, and Plutonium-239.Another answerUranium-235, uranium-238, and plutonium-239 are all capable of undergoing neutron induced fission. Actually there are other isotopes that also do this, but they are not commonly used as fuel.
Radiation is one of the long-term effects of a nuclear detonation wich of the fallowing type of radiation is emitted only during detonation?
Mostly Uranium 235, Uranium 238, and Plutonium 239 Also fission fragments. If your talking about any kind of radiation then it would be thermal radiation from the heat blast. When you split the Uranium atom you get 2 Neutrons, 2 protons + 2 fission fragments. 1 of the 2 neutrons will be uranium 235 and the other plutonium 239. the radiation from a nuclear blast will at first be heat. This will be continious until the energy that created it is depleated. Note Uranium 238 is weaker than Uranium 235 and it absorbs neutrons. Uranium 235 has a far greater Neutron density (99.3%) Uranium 238 = (0.7%)
Similarties between uranium-235 and plutonium-239 in nuclear reactors?
Uranium 235 and Plutonium 239 are fissile elements, fissionable with thermal neutrons.
When an extra neutron was added to Uranium-238 what is the name of the resulting Uranium-238 isotope?
Adding an extra neutron to Uranium-238 would result in Uranium-239, which is an unstable isotope that will undergo beta decay to form Neptunium-239.
To what does plutonium-239 decay when it loses an alpha particle?
When plutonium-239 loses an alpha particle through decay, it transforms into uranium-235.
Uranium 235 and uranium 238 are isotope they are chemically different why?
Uranium-235 and uranium-238 are isotopes because they have the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons. This difference in the number of neutrons makes them chemically different since the number of neutrons affects the stability and reactivity of an atom, leading to differences in their chemical behavior.
What particles cant a fission reactor split?
The only nuclei which are split are Uranium-235 in new fuel, and plutonium-239 which is formed during operation from U-238.
Why is uranium 238 not used as fuel?
Uranium-238 is a fertile nuclear material that is useful in producing fissile material (Plutonium 239)
Is uranium 238 a slow or fast neutron absorber?
Uranium 238 is considered a slow neutron absorber because it does not readily absorb fast neutrons. It can capture slow neutrons and transform into plutonium 239 through a nuclear reaction called neutron capture.
Which uranium isotope is the first step in the chain of events making plutonium-239?
Uranium 235
