This is the isotope plutonium-238: 23894Pu.
Plutonium 238 is an alpha emitter; the decay product is uranium 234.
Examples are: plutonium metal, isotope Pu-238, plutonium dioxide, plutonium sulfide, plutonium nitrate, plutonium carbide etc.
When a fast-moving neutron hits a nonfissionable uranium-238 (U-238) nucleus and is absorbed, an atom of fissionable plutonium-239 (Pu-239) is produced.
Applications of plutonium: * nuclear fuel in nuclear power reactors; can contribute to use uranium-238 which is fertile.Disadvantages of plutonium:- plutonium is radioactive - plutonium is toxic - plutonium is flammable - in some conditions (of mass and geometric form) plutonium can reach the critical mass
Plutonium-238 is an alpha emitter.
Uranium 238 is bombarded by neutrons, and forms Neptunium 238. Neptunium decays to form Plutonium 238.
Uranium 238 is bombarded by neutrons, and forms Neptunium 238. Neptunium decays to form Plutonium 238.
In this period plutonium-238 from Russia was cheaper.
Plutonium-238 has 144 neutrons, plutonium-240 has 146 neutrons. Atomic mass and half life are also different.
This is the isotope plutonium-238: 23894Pu.
Plutonium 238 is an alpha emitter; the decay product is uranium 234.
no. it is a solid isotope and is the least harmful of the plutonium isotopes.
The isotope uranium-238 is the source of plutonium.
Examples are: plutonium metal, isotope Pu-238, plutonium dioxide, plutonium sulfide, plutonium nitrate, plutonium carbide etc.
Plutonium 238 is an alpha emitter; the decay product is uranium 234.
Plutonium was prepared for the first time in December 1940 at Berkeley Laboratory by Glenn Seaborg and collaborators using this nuclear reaction:U-238 + D........Np-238 + 2 n.........Pu-238 + e-