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What happen when plutonium is heated?

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∙ 16y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

Heated plutonium react rapidly wit oxygen resulting the oxides PuO and PuO2.

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Is heated plutonium a chemical reaction when heated?

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Plutonium doesn't occur in nature as far as we know, but if Pluto were made of solid Plutonium, nothing would happen. Pluto is not near anything that might be affected.


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