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Which uranium isotope is onley 0.7 percent of natural uranium and is the fissile part?
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∙ 12y ago
Uranium 235 is 0.7 percent of natural uranium and is fissile
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∙ 16y ago
Uranium-235 is the isotope that makes up only 0.7% of natural uranium and is the fissile part. It is the isotope responsible for sustaining a nuclear chain reaction in reactors and weapons.
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∙ 12y agoThe uranium isotope specified by the question is the one with mass number 235.
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Is the uranium-235 isotope the most commonly used fuel in fission power plants?
Yes, uranium-235 is the most commonly used isotope for nuclear fuel in fission power plants due to its ability to sustain a nuclear chain reaction. It undergoes fission when bombarded with neutrons, releasing energy that is harnessed for electricity generation.
Is plutonium and enriched uranium the same thing?
No, plutonium and enriched uranium are not the same thing. Plutonium is a transuranic element that is created through the nuclear fission of uranium, while enriched uranium is uranium that has a higher concentration of the isotope uranium-235, which is necessary for nuclear reactors and weapons.
What is the atomic number of uranium and how many neutrons does the isotope uranium-235 have?
The atomic number of uranium is 92. Uranium-235 has 143 neutrons.
What percent of the earth is radioactive?
Approximately 80% of the Earth's natural radioactivity comes from the decay of uranium, thorium, and potassium-40 in the Earth's crust.
How many protons are in the isotope 235 92 U of Uranium?
There are 92 protons in the uranium isotope 235U. The atomic number of an element, represented by the subscript, tells you the number of protons in the nucleus.
What does 238 represent in uranium?
238 represents the most common isotope of uranium, uranium-238. It is a naturally occurring isotope found in uranium ores and makes up over 99% of natural uranium. It is not fissile, but can be converted into fissile plutonium-239 in nuclear reactors.
What is nuclear uranium?
Uranium-235 is the fissile isotope
What are three unusual or unique facts about your element uranium?
1. Uranium is the heaviest natural chemical element. 2. Uranium is radioactive 3. Uranium isotope U-235 is fissile
Is uranium available naturally in Nature?
Yes, it is mined mainly in Canada and Australia, but also in other countries. The fissile U235 isotope is only 0.7 percent of natural uranium and is increased by enrichment before use, for most reactors.
What is a Radioactive metal from which fissile isotope is removed?
Depleted Uranium
What uranium nucleus is fissile?
The isotopes 233U and 235U are fissile with thermal neutrons and the isotope 238U is fissile with fast neutrons.
What are facts about uranium fission?
The fission energy of the fissile isotope uranium-235 is 1,68.10e8 kJ/mol.
What make Uranium fission?
Uranium (especialy the fissile isotope) 235U is fissionable by bombardments with thermal neutrons.
How is Uranium-235 different from the average uranium atom?
Uranium-235 is a specific isotope of uranium that is slightly lighter than the average uranium atom. It is the only naturally occurring isotope that is fissile, meaning it can sustain a nuclear chain reaction. This makes uranium-235 important for nuclear power generation and weapons.
Is uranium an element?
Uranium is a radioactive element; the isotope 235 is fissile with thermal neutrons; the isotope 238 is not so fissile but is fertile (transformation in the fissile isotope plutonium 239). Consequently, uranium is a good nuclear fuel and also can be used in nuclear weapons.
Is nuclear an atomic fuel?
Fuel used in a nuclear reactor is uranium, the active isotope is uranium 235 which is fissile.
Which isotope of uranium is used in atomic reactors?
U-235 is the fissile isotope that produces the reactor power output in new fuel. During operation some of the U-238 is converted to plutonium which also contributes to the power of the reactor, an increasing amount as the U-235 is used up.
