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There are two different techniques that have been developed to separate these isotopes. Bear in mind that they are chemically identical - all the chemical reactions they undergo are the same - and they differ only by weight, and the weight difference is just a bit over one percent, so it is not much to work with. The separation is done with either an extremely powerful centrifuge, or by the gaseous diffusion method, in which uranium is turned into a gas by combining it with fluorine, and the uranium fluoride is passed through a series of Teflon membranes; the heavier form does not pass through as quickly as the lighter form, so you get a gradually increasing concentration of uranium 235. Both techniques are difficult and expensive.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe usual way in the nuclear industry is to convert uranium or uranium oxide to uranium hexafluoride with Fluorine. This is known as HEX. This can then be subjected to multiple centrifuges where the heavier U238 seperates. Alternatively, it can be subjected to gaseous diffusion where the lighter isotope HEX seperates out first.
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∙ 14y agoProcesses of mining and of chemical industry: radiometric sorting, flotation, grinding, dissolution, filtration, extraction with solvents or ion-exchangers, precipitation, filtration, etc.
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Does uranium have any other compounds?
Yes, uranium can form many compounds with the majority of other elements.
What elements can uranium combine with to form a compound?
Uranium form chemical compounds with the majority of the other elements.
Can uranium be combine?
Yes, uranium can form chemical compounds or alloys with the majority of other elements.
What types of elements does uranium bond with?
Uranium can form chemical compounds with the majority of other elements.
How does uranium chemically bond?
Uranium form chemical compounds with the majority of other chemical elements.
Does uranium have any other compounds?
Yes, uranium can form many compounds with the majority of other elements.
What elements can uranium combine with to form a compound?
Uranium form chemical compounds with the majority of the other elements.
Can uranium be combine?
Yes, uranium can form chemical compounds or alloys with the majority of other elements.
How does uranium chemically bond?
Uranium form chemical compounds with the majority of other chemical elements.
What types of elements does uranium bond with?
Uranium can form chemical compounds with the majority of other elements.
Which of the different elements can your uranium be combined with?
Uranium can form chemical compounds (or alloys) with the majority of other elements.
Does uranium combine easily with other elements?
Uranium has an extensive chemistry- its quite reactive and forms many very interesting compounds.
What does uranium join with?
Uranium can form compounds with all metalloids and with the majority of nonmetals; also can form alloys with all other metals.
What compounds contain the element uranium?
Uranium is found in many compounds, though not all these compounds are useful. Notably, however, a uranate is a particular oxide involving uranium in different oxidation states, and is often found in that state in other compounds, such as ammonium diuranate.
How does uranium bond?
There are actually 3 types of chemical bonding- Ionic bonding, covalent bonding and metallic bonding. Chemical bonding of Uranium would be a metallic bonding.
What happens when you mix uranium and plutonium?
You will have an A bomb high radiation emmissions
What is one way that solutions different from other mixtures?
One way that solutions are different from other mixtures is that solutions' substances are much harder to separate compared to mixtures. -Professor Sammy
