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What is the appreciable radioactivity of uranium is mainly due to m?
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Uranium natural isotopes emit alpha particles, gamma radiations, beta radiations and spontaneous fission neutrons.
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Why is uranium the heaviest atom?
Uranium is a heavy chemical element, but not the heaviest; the aspect is due to a greater number of protons and neutrons.
What produces plutonium?
When chain reacting uranium, other elements are formed, some are heavier and others are lighter. As these elements decay due to radioactivity, some certain chemicals change into plut. But only a very small amount is made.
Uranium 238 story?
Due to the beta and alpha emission the uranium 238 became lead (Pb). "its for you to find out how it became lead,..." hehehe
How is the structure of an atom of uranium -235 different from the structure of an astom of uranium -238?
Only in the mass of the nucleus, due to 3 extra neutrons in U238.
What happens when you inhale uranium?
Deposits of uranium or uranium compounds in the lungs are very dangerous due to alpha particle radiation. The lung cancer is a long term effect.
What has heat flow got to do with radioactivity?
The primal heat from the deep interior of the Earth is mainly due to radioactive decay, with a small contribution due to gravity compression.
What is the name of the metal that creates nuclear energy?
Hydrogen gives off radiation, but uranium is more known for it's nuclear radioactivity due to its use in nuclear reactors.
What are the ethical concerns os uranium enrichment?
That it can be used for producing atom bombs; that reactors that use uranium produce waste products that are very problematic; that those same reactors can have accidents which release a lot of radioactivity into the environment; that the handling of uranium itself is dangerous (health problems) due to its radiation.
Coal fired plants release 100 times more radioactivity than nuclear power plants due to the natural presence of thorium and uranium in the coal true or false?
FALSE
Is radioactivity caused due to unstable nucleus?
Yes.
Radioactivity is casued due to?
spontaneous disintegration of atomic nuclei
Uranium-235 and uranium-238 are different?
Uranium-235 and uranium-238 are different isotopes of the element uranium. They have different mass numbers due to different numbers of neutrons.
Radioactivity is caused due to what?
spontaneous decay of unstable atomic nuclei.
How much Uranium is in the sun?
there is not uranium in the sun. the nuclear fusion is due to hydrogen that fuses to helium
What is meant by the term 'radio active'?
The term radio active came from the dangerous elements like Plutonium, Uranium, Radium and Caesium. These elements produces extreme heat and radioactivity. When exposed to these elements, one may get cancer problems. Pierre and Marie Curie discovered Radium but due to constant exposure to the element, they died of cancer. Plutonium and Uranium are used to produce atomic energy.
Why are spent fuels rods from a nuclear reaction stored in water?
There is still appreciable heat being produced in spent fuel after it is unloaded, due to the radioactivity of the fission products, so it needs to be cooled. A water filled pond does this, and also provides shielding so that the fuel assemblies can be manipulated under water into containers for storage. At some later time, when the radioactivity has dropped off, and if required, the assemblies can be removed into dry casks, but they would still need to be shielded for personnel protection.
What is a chemical used in nuclear power plants to generate energy?
Uranium or plutonium is put in close proximity with itself (look up critical mass) creating heat (due to radioactivity) and the heat is used to heat a fluid which turns a turbine - either by primary or secondary systems.
