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No, plutonium is not mined.
Plutonium can be found accompanying uranium minerals but only in insignificant traces.
Plutonium is obtained as an industrial product in nuclear reactors.
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Is plutonium corrosive?
Plutonium is not corrosive.
What is the Plutonium isotope composition of a nuclear bomb?
Weapons grade plutonium has min. 90 % plutonium 239 and max. 1 % plutonium 240.
How many ions in plutonium?
Plutonium has 20 isotopes (from Pu 228 to Pu 247).
Is plutonium metal or nonmetal?
Plutonium is a metal.
What element is name after Pluto?
Plutonium .
Can plutonium be in an alloy?
Yes. We normally don't "put a little plutonium" in something else to make an alloy, but sometimes we alloy a bit of something else in with it. For instance, a bit of gallium us used to make a plutonium alloy. The gallium helps stabilize plutonium and reduce phase transitions.
What happens when plutonium is combined with oxygen?
If you think to an alloy, this alloy is possible.
When was plutonium gallium alloy made?
This alloy was obtained during the WW2 at Los Alamos.
What is an alloy or element such as lead mercury or plutonium?
Heavy Metals
Is plutonium usually in a compound or pure form?
In nuclear weapons plutonium exist as metal or as an alloy Pu-Ga; in nuclear fuels plutonium is as dioxide (mixed with uranium dioxide) or carbide (also possible mixed with uranium carbides).
What does U-235 plus U-238 plus plutonium make when combined?
An alloy or a mixed oxide
What are the three elements combined to make the alloy used to make industrial magnets?
oxygen, plutonium, and uranium. hope this helps
What are common compounds that contain plutonium?
Some plutonium chemical compounds; plutonium dioxide, plutonium nitride, plutonium carbide, plutonium nitrate, plutonium trifluoride, plutonium chloride, etc.
Is steel a heavy metal?
Steel is an alloy consisting mainly of iron, which is metal, but not heavy metal. Heavy metal means toxic metals like mercury, lead, plutonium and uranium
What are some example of plutonium?
Examples are: plutonium metal, isotope Pu-238, plutonium dioxide, plutonium sulfide, plutonium nitrate, plutonium carbide etc.
What is the common compound in plutonium?
Examples: PuO2, plutonium nitrate, plutonium carbide, plutonium chloride, plutonium fluoride etc.
What are the chemical properties of plutonium?
Plutonium chemical properties:- plutonium is a reactive metal: the Pauling electronegativity is 1,28- plutonium is flammable- plutonium has six allotropes- plutonium in compounds has valences from 2 to 7- plutonium is very toxic
