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What uranium nucleus is fissile?
The isotopes 233U and 235U are fissile with thermal neutrons and the isotope 238U is fissile with fast neutrons.
What is another example of fragmentation?
Cleavage, pyrolysis___________________________________________________________________the nuclear fission of a fissile nucleus (as U-235 or Pu-23) into usually two fragments plus two or three neutrons
What does it means if an isotope is fissile?
Fissile isotopes are isotopes of an element that can be split through fission
What does it mean if a isotope is fissile?
Fissile means that an isotope is capable of supporting a sustained nuclear chain reaction.
Why does uranium give out alpha particles?
Uranium-238 is fissionable. Its just not what we call fissile, which has the added definition of, when fissioned, producing neutrons that can go on to fission more atoms. Uranium-238 is more correctly called fertile, which means that a neutron can transmute it into another isotope, such as plutonium-239, which is fissionable and fissile.Uranium-235, on the other hand, is both fissionable and fissile.
What uranium nucleus is fissile?
The isotopes 233U and 235U are fissile with thermal neutrons and the isotope 238U is fissile with fast neutrons.
What is nuclear breeding?
This means the breeding of fissile material from non-fissile. Thus for example Pu239 results from irradiating U238 which is not fissile. Thorium can also be used to breed fissile uranium.
What does it mean when the isotope is fissile?
"Fissile" means "capable of undergoing fission."
What is another example of fragmentation?
Cleavage, pyrolysis___________________________________________________________________the nuclear fission of a fissile nucleus (as U-235 or Pu-23) into usually two fragments plus two or three neutrons
What does it means if an isotope is fissile?
Fissile isotopes are isotopes of an element that can be split through fission
Why were breeder reactors developed?
Breeder reactors were developed to allow use of non-fissile or fertile fuel, such as uranium-238 and thorium-232, instead of fissile fuel, such as uranium-235 and plutonium-239. They do have fissile fuel in them, but they use its neutron flux to convert the non-fissile (fertile) fuel into fissile form, extending the lifespan of the core.
What does it mean if a isotope is fissile?
Fissile means that an isotope is capable of supporting a sustained nuclear chain reaction.
What is fissile fuel in a atomic bomb?
possible fissile isotopes usable as fuel:uranium-235plutonium-239uranium-233
Why does uranium give out alpha particles?
Uranium-238 is fissionable. Its just not what we call fissile, which has the added definition of, when fissioned, producing neutrons that can go on to fission more atoms. Uranium-238 is more correctly called fertile, which means that a neutron can transmute it into another isotope, such as plutonium-239, which is fissionable and fissile.Uranium-235, on the other hand, is both fissionable and fissile.
Why cant thorium be used as energy to power up individual homes?
Thorium is not a fissile material. And for fissile materials - is impossible to have a nuclear reactor in each home.
What is nuclear uranium?
Uranium-235 is the fissile isotope
What is a Radioactive metal from which fissile isotope is removed?
Depleted Uranium
