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Plutonium was discovered by Glenn T. Seaborg, Edwin M. McMillan, Joseph W. Kennedy and Arthur C. Wahl at the Berkeley Laboratory of the University of California (United States) after the bombardment of uranium with deuterons.
Now plutonium is obtained in nuclear reactors. Uranium minerals are accompanied by plutonium in extremely insignificant traces.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoPlutonium is a man made element it was discovered in Berkeley California.
Plutonium was discovered in 1940 by Glenn T. Seaborg, Edwin M. McMillan, Joseph W. Kennedy, and Arthur C. Wahl at the Berkeley Laboratory of the University of California (United States) after the bombardment of uranium with deuterons.
Now plutonium is obtained in the nuclear reactors. Uranium minerals are accompanied by plutonium in extremely insignificant traces.
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∙ 15y agoTrace amounts of two plutonium isotopes (Pu-239 and Pu-244) can be found in nature. Tiny amounts of Pu-244 occur naturally because it is formed as a minor decay product in uranium ores. Even smaller traces of Pu-239, a few parts per trillion, and its decay products are naturally found in some concentrated ores of uranium. An example of an area is Cigar Lake Mine, an undeveloped high grade uranium deposit, located in the Athabasca Basin of northern Saskatchewan, Canada.
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∙ 13y agoPlutonium is obtained in nuclear reactors from uranium:
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92U + 0n ------92239U------ β ----- 93239Np------- β --------23994Pu
Plutonium exist in ultratraces in uranium ores, in areas of nuclear weapons tests or near nuclear fuels recycling facilities.
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∙ 14y agoPlutonium is obtained from nuclear reactors wastes by nuclear fuel reprocessing in: United States, Russia, United Kingdom, China, Japan, France, India, Pakistan and probably in small quantities in another countries.
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∙ 14y agoPlutonium can be found accompanying uranium minerals but only in insignificant traces.
Plutonium is obtained as an industrial product in nuclear reactors.
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∙ 13y agoIt only exists in trace quantities in nature; for all practical purposes, it is an artificial element.
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∙ 14y agoPlutonium is an artificial element. It is possible to found plutonium in very small traces in uranium ores and also, sometimes in soils (as a consequence of nuclear weapons experiments).
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∙ 14y agoPlutonium is obtained in nuclear reactors; in the nature plutonium exist only as ultratraces.
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What date period was plutonium found in?
Plutonium is in the family of actinides, period 7.
What is plutonium abundance earth's crust?
Only a trace of plutonium is naturally found in the earth's crust. And it is always found with uranium because it is made by uranium's spontaneous fission, neutron release, and the subsequent neutron capture by another uranium nucleus to form the plutonium atom. Plutonium is not formed by the death of a star in a super nova like uranium is. Uranium is the heaviest element formed in that event. That's why there isn't any plutonium around as an ore. Just the trace amounts found with uranium. We're lucky there isn't a lot of plutonium around. It is highly toxic owing to its hightly radioactive nature. A link is provided to the Wikipedia article on plutonium.
What would happen if Pluto was made of plutonium?
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.
Is plutonium an alloy?
No, plutonium is not mined. Plutonium can be found accompanying uranium minerals but only in insignificant traces. Plutonium is obtained as an industrial product in nuclear reactors.
What elements are found in nuclear fuels?
Uranium, sometimes plutonium, oxygen
Were is plutonium found?
An insignificant amount of plutonium exists in nature. Mostly, plutonium is obtained from nuclear reactions caused by humans.
Where is plutonium found in nature?
Natural isotopes of plutonium exist only in traces in uranium ores.
Where do you find plutonium in nature?
its an element, so yes, any thing that's not manufactured by man is natural, therefore found in nature. It is not, however, found unless forced by man; so for most practical purposes it is not found in nature.
Is plutonium found free or is it chemically combined in nature?
Plutonium exist in extremely low concentrations in uranium minerals; the chemical form is probably plutonium dioxide or a complex oxide with uranium.
Where in the world can Plutonium be found?
Plutonium can be found in a variety of different locations. Trace elements can be found everywhere in nature. They tend to be found in concentrated form near uranium ores, e.g. the Cigar Lake mine in Canada.
How is plutonium found in nature?
Plutonium can be found accompanying uranium minerals but only in insignificant traces. Plutonium is obtained as an industrial product in nuclear reactors. A low pollution from nuclear facilities or nuclear weapons tests exist in the environment now. The chemical form is probably plutonium dioxide.
Where plutonium foun d?
Plutonium is found in the nature only as ultra-traces accompanying uranium minerals. Plutonium is obtained in industrial quantities in the nuclear reactors technology, by reprocessing of the burned nuclear fuels.
Is plutonium easy to find?
In the nature uranium is found associated with uranium ores but in extremely ultratraces. Plutonium is obtained in industrial quantities, by nuclear reactions, in nuclear reactors.
What elements occur in nature?
Basically, all (or most) of the elements found in the periodic table, up to plutonium.
An element produced inside a nuclear reactor?
Plutonium, an element not found in nature, is formed from uranium during reactor operation
In what form is plutonium found?
Plutonium is a solid metal.
What element is radioactive and synthetic plutonium xenon barium or cesium?
Plutonium is a radioactive chemical element; practically all plutonium is man made - in the nature plutonium is extremely rare.
