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There are many isotopes, especially of the trans-Uranium elements which can undergo nuclear fission.
The isotopes which are used in nuclear reactors are Uranium-233, Uranium-235 and Plutonium-239, because these isotopes are more readily available than other fissionable isotopes. Uranium-235 occurs naturally, Uranium-233 can be made by neutron irradiation of Thorium-232 and Plutonium-239 can be made by neutron irradiation of Uranium-238.
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What are the three isotopes that will undergo neutron induced fission?
They are many but the most famous three are: uranium-233, Uranium-235, and Plutonium-239.Another answerUranium-235, uranium-238, and plutonium-239 are all capable of undergoing neutron induced fission. Actually there are other isotopes that also do this, but they are not commonly used as fuel.
What is the description of uranium?
Short description: uranium is a heavy metal, a natural chemical element, dense, radioactive, containing three natural isotopes, toxic, atomic number 92, atomic weight 238,02891, used as fuel in nuclear reactors, used in nuclear weapons, chemically reactive, able to support nuclear fission with thermal neutrons, very expensive, a strategic material, etc.
What is it meant by the term stable isotope?
Stable isotopes do not undergo nuclear decay. Hydrogen has three isotopes, two are stable and the third is unstable. They are ;_ protium; 1 proton , 0 neutrons and 1 electron (Stable) The commonest isotope of hydrogen. deuterium ; 1 proton , 1 neutron and 1 electron (stable). Also known as 'heavy hydrogen - used to make heavy water). tritium ; 1 proton , 2 neutrons, and 1 electron (unstable - undergoes radio-active decay).
How does nuclear fission work?
The breakup of large nuclei into two nearly equal fragments is called nuclear fission. It sometimes produces neutrons, protons or other nuclei. This is important in nuclear reactor and bombs, where neutrons emitted from one fission event cause other nuclei to fission, releasing more neutrons and so causing chain reaction. If this chain is controlled then you have a nuclear reactor whose heat can be used to boil water and generate electricity. If the chain is uncontrolled it causes a nuclear explosion.
Is energy released from uranium 238 when the atom splits?
1. Energy (heat) 2. Fast neutrons 3. Fission products (atoms of other elements of lower atomic weight, often very radioactive). All three are produced simultaneously, for every fission that occurs.
What are the three isotopes that will undergo neutron induced fission?
They are many but the most famous three are: uranium-233, Uranium-235, and Plutonium-239.Another answerUranium-235, uranium-238, and plutonium-239 are all capable of undergoing neutron induced fission. Actually there are other isotopes that also do this, but they are not commonly used as fuel.
What are three uses of for potential uses of nuclear fission?
That's really two questions, "What are the uses of Nuclear fission reaction?" and "What are potential uses of nuclear fission?". See the "Related questions" below for answers to each question.
What are the three main advantages of a fusion reactor compared to a fission reactor?
Nuclear fusion reactors do not exist yet as we don't know how to build them. All nuclear reactors are nuclear fission reactors.
What types of nuclear weapons are there?
Types of Nuclear WeaponsThere are at least three types of nuclear weapons: Pure fission, combined fission/fusion, and cobalt. For more information about these types of nuclear weapons, you can click on the link, Nuclear Weapons, on the right and follow the links from that page. purple people eater `;..;`
What happened at three mile island in march of 1979?
A nuclear fission reaction that was not correctly controlled.
What the three main barriers in a nuclear power plant to prevent release of fission products?
fishes
What is the procces where two or more low mass nuclei fuse to form another nucleas?
No, two nuclei do not combine to form one nucleus in nuclear fission. It is the process of nuclear fusion that speaks to the combination of two nuclei to form one nucleus. The two nuclei are fused to form a new nucleus. Nuclear fission is the "breaking" or "splitting" of an atomic nucleus into two (or possibly more) smaller fragments.
What particle is needed to begin a nuclear chain reaction?
Neutrons are the important particles of nuclear chain reactions and the reactions depend on them. The neutrons do not really start the fission, reaction, however, because the neutrons come from fission in the fuel.The material in the fuel, typically a mix of 235U and 238U, undergoes fission spontaneously. When a fission event happens, more neutrons, typically two or three, are emitted. These bounce about from atom to atom, until they cause another atom to undergo fission, releasing more neutrons to increase the rate at which atoms undergo fission.But the neutrons needed for the chain reaction are actually produced by the fuel spontaneously, and these are produce in an ongoing manner with or without critical mass. So it is not a particle that starts the chain reaction; it is the act of putting together a critical mass.
The three main barriers in a nuclear power plant to prevent release of fission products are?
the Containment building
What is the description of uranium?
Short description: uranium is a heavy metal, a natural chemical element, dense, radioactive, containing three natural isotopes, toxic, atomic number 92, atomic weight 238,02891, used as fuel in nuclear reactors, used in nuclear weapons, chemically reactive, able to support nuclear fission with thermal neutrons, very expensive, a strategic material, etc.
What are three purposes of performing artificial transmutation reactions?
- to study the nuclear physics- to prepare new isotopes
What are three uses for einsteinium?
Einsteinium is used for nuclear physics research or as a raw material to obtain new heavier isotopes.
