Is plutonium a fossil fuel

Answer 1

Nuclear fission is NOT considered a fossil fuel. Fossils are artifacts (impressions, trackways, coprolites, or biologic material replaced through diagenesis) of once living organisms. Coal seams are the carbon residues of long dead organisms (primarily plants) compacted typically millions of years.

Fission is the process of unstable isotopes of heavy elements splitting in half, or sometimes three parts, which liberates gamma radiation and free neutrons. These neutrons may bombard neighboring unstable atomic nuclei, inducing subsequent fissions in what we describe as a chain reaction.

So fission is a nuclear energy source, whereas fossil fuel (amorphous carbon) is a chemical energy source. When carbon combines with oxygen, energy is released and carbon dioxide is emitted.

Answer 2

Nuclear fission in nuclear reactors does not use any fossil fuel. Fossel fuels are burned or combusted to release heat energy, but nuclear fuels don't make use of fossil fuels to generate heat energy.

Answer 3

No Plutonium is a metallic element and has no connection with any type of fosil fuel. The energy derived from plutonium is as a result of its radioactivity. not from energy derived originally from the sun through photosynthesis, as is the case with fossil fuels.

Answer 4

Non-fossil fuel. The term "fossil fuel" is used to denote hydrocarbon fuels that are believed to have come from deposits of organic matter - plants and animals - decayed and converted into natural gas, coal or oil.

Just as an aside, there are interesting speculations indicating that this may be an inaccurate term, and that hydrocarbon fuels may be generated abiotically from chemicals present within the Earth's mantle. This might also indicate that natural gas is far more plentiful than is currently believed.

Answer 5

No, plutonium is not a fossil fuel. Fossil fuels are Natural Resources like coal, oil, and gas that come from the decomposition of organic matter over millions of years. Plutonium is a highly radioactive element that is produced in nuclear reactors.

Answer 6

Uranium is not considered as a fossil fuel.

Answer 7

No

Answer 8

Nope.