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Why are uranium and plutonium so fusible?

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Can uranium and plutonium bond?

Uranium and plutonium can form alloys.


Can plutonium combine with uranium?

Plutonium and uranium can form alloys.


Which is more reactive urainium or plutonium?

The Pauling electronegativity of uranium is 1,38; the Pauling electronegativity of plutonium is 1,28.So, plutonium is a bit more chemically reactive than uranium.


What does uranium and plutonium do inside a bomb?

The critical mass of plutonium is lower, plutonium is not so expensive as highly enriched uranium, the technology to obtain plutonium is more simple than the isotopic separa-tion of uranium, etc.


Can you recycle uranium and plutonium?

Yes, it is possible to recycle "burned" uranium and plutonium.


What is smaller in radius uranium or plutonium?

The atomic radii of uranium and plutonium are identical.


Is plutonium limited?

Plutonium is obtained from uranium irradiated in nuclear reactors, consequently the production of plutonium depends on uranium resources.


What are the limitation of plutonium?

Plutonium is obtained from uranium irradiated in nuclear reactors, consequently the production of plutonium depends on uranium resources.


What element uses breeder reactor uranium or plutonium?

Uranium and plutonium are both actinides that are used in nuclear reactors.


Are uranium and plutonium easily obtained?

Uranium is not easily obtained; and the technology of plutonium is extremely difficult.


Why do you use uranium and plutonium in the reactor?

Uranium and plutonium can be used as nuclear fuels for nuclear reactors.


Why does plutonium have a less mass then uranium?

In their most stable forms, Uranium has an atomic mass of 238 and plutonium has an atomic mass of 244, plutonium has a greater mass than that of Uranium.