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What is plutonium abundance earth's crust?
Only a trace of plutonium is naturally found in the earth's crust. And it is always found with uranium because it is made by uranium's spontaneous fission, neutron release, and the subsequent neutron capture by another uranium nucleus to form the plutonium atom. Plutonium is not formed by the death of a star in a super nova like uranium is. Uranium is the heaviest element formed in that event. That's why there isn't any plutonium around as an ore. Just the trace amounts found with uranium. We're lucky there isn't a lot of plutonium around. It is highly toxic owing to its hightly radioactive nature. A link is provided to the Wikipedia article on plutonium.
What is the difference between fission and Plutonium waste?
Nuclear fission is a type of nuclear reaction: the nucleus of an atom is broken in two parts (and many other fragments).Plutonium wastes are wastes containing plutonium.
What is Plutonium 241 and its uses?
Plutonium is a fissile isotope of plutonium; by fission Pu-241 release energy in nuclear reactors.
What are the fission products of plutonium?
Some important fission products of plutonium 239 are: Mo-94, Sr-9o, Zr-95, Nb-95, Mo-99, Ru-103, Tc-99, Ru-106, Rh-100, I-133, Xe-133, Cs-137, Ba-140, La-140, Ce-144, Pr-144 etc.
Energy resource that is based on fission?
uranium and plutonium
How does nuclear energy originate?
In a fission reactor, it originates from the fission of uranium 235 or plutonium 239
What element is used in nuclear fission and is radioactive but is not uranium?
We can use plutonium in nuclear fission devices.
Will the atom bomb really cause radiation?
Absolutely, in a fission bomb the fission products are far more radioactive than the original Uranium and/or Plutonium was. Also in either fission or fusion bombs neutron activation converts stable isotopes to radioactive ones.
What is product of nuclear fission?
Fission products, that is lighter elements than the uranium or plutonium fuel, free neutrons, and gamma radiation. The net energy effect is a release of 200 Mev per fission.(Approx 3.2 x 10-11 Joules)
is plutonium is a by product of uranium?
Uranium is especially a byproduct of phosphate industry; but also a byproduct of gold, vanadium, shales mining.
Which are not products of the fission of uranium?
See the link below for the fission products; the elements (isotopes) not listed are not fission products.
Do uranium nuclei split during nuclear fission?
if the fission was of uranium, then yes. but many transuranic elements (e.g. plutonium, americium) also fission.
