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Uranium and plutonium can form alloys.
Plutonium and uranium can form alloys.
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.
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.
Yes, it is possible to recycle "burned" uranium and plutonium.
The atomic radii of uranium and plutonium are identical.
Plutonium is obtained from uranium irradiated in nuclear reactors, consequently the production of plutonium depends on uranium resources.
Plutonium is obtained from uranium irradiated in nuclear reactors, consequently the production of plutonium depends on uranium resources.
Uranium and plutonium are both actinides that are used in nuclear reactors.
Uranium is not easily obtained; and the technology of plutonium is extremely difficult.
Uranium and plutonium can be used as nuclear fuels for nuclear reactors.
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.