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No. Pitchblende is an ore of Uranium. It's been a long time since plutonium occured in nature.

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Why does plutonium not occur in natural ore deposits?

Plutonium occur in deposits of uranium ores but only in ultratraces. In the nature plutonium appear as a result of spontaneous natural fission of uranium isotopes a process with a very low cross section.


When did Marie curie discover the element radium?

December 21, 1898


Symbol of the element found in pitchblende after uranium has been extracted?

The symbol of the element found in pitchblende after uranium extraction is thorium, with the chemical symbol Th. Thorium is a radioactive metal and is often found in association with uranium ores, including pitchblende.


What does compounds does plutonium make?

Some plutonium compounds: Hydrides: Plutonium dihydride: PuH2, Plutonium trihydride: PuH3 Fluorides: Plutonium trifluoride: PuF3, Plutonium hexafluoride: PuF6, Plutonium tetrafluoride: PuF4 Chlorides: Plutonium trichloride: PuCl3 Bromides: Plutonium tribromide: PuBr3 Iodides: Plutonium triiodide: PuI3 Oxides: Plutonium oxide: PuO, Plutonium dioxide: PuO2, Diplutonium trioxide: Pu2O3 Sulfides: Plutonium sulphide: PuS, Plutonium disulphide: PuS2, Diplutonium trisulphide: Pu2S3 Selenide: Plutonium selenide: PuSe Nitrides: Plutonium nitride: PuN Carbides: PuC, Pu2C3 Borides: PuB2,Pu2B4, PuB6, PuB100 Nitrate : Plutonium (III) nitrate: Pu(NO3)3, Plutonium (IV) nitrate: Pu(NO3)4 And many others.


Why does plutonium not occur in appreciable amounts you natural ore deposits?

- The production of plutonium isotopes 238 and 239 in uranium ores by natural nuclear processes is very rare. - The primordial isotope Pu-244 (and the decay product Pu-240) disappear during the time.

Related Questions

How do you find radium?

in ore of pitchblende


What weapon which used the main extraction of pitchblende as fuel?

Pitchblende is uranium ore, so any nuclear weapon which used uranium in some form or other (tamper, core, used with plutonium, secondary casing) would need uranium, which is initially obtained from the mining and refining of pitchblende, for example, Little Boy.


What kind of ore is urananite?

Uraninite, AKA pitchblende, is an ore of uranium.


What is pitchblende or galena?

Pitchblende is a name for uraninite, a radioactive mineral from which uranium ore is extracted. The composition of pitchblende can include uranium oxide (UO2) and triuranium octoxide (U3O8), along with lead oxide and pockets of helium.Pitchblende is a radioactive, uranium-rich mineral and ore. It has a chemical composition that is largely UO2, but also contains UO3 and oxides of lead, thorium, and rare earth elements. It is known as pitchblende due to its black color and high density. It is also commonly referred to as Uraninite.


Which mineral is radium obtained?

pitchblende was the first, but any good uranium ore will do as it is a daughter element of uranium's decay.


Can you help cant figure this out what is an ore containing unstable nuclei A gypsum B feldspar C magnetite Pitchblende?

The ore containing unstable nuclei is D) Pitchblende. Pitchblende, also known as uraninite, is a primary ore of uranium and contains radioactive elements with unstable nuclei. Gypsum, feldspar, and magnetite do not contain such unstable nuclei and are not radioactive.


Name the ore from which uranium is extracted?

Pitchblende, carnotite, uraninite, phosphates, etc.


What does the element radium occur in?

Radium was first discovered in an ore called pitchblende


Does plutonium have an ore?

Plutonium has no ores; plutonium exist naturally in extremely traces in uranium ores.


An important ore of uranium is called?

An important ore of uranium is called Pitchblende.


What is the name of ore in radium?

plutonium's pl


What element is radium found in?

Radium is an element itself. It was isolated by Marie Curie from Pitchblende, an ore of Uranium.