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The half life of plutonium-235 is 25,3(5) minutes.
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What is the alpha decay of plutonium 239?
The daughter isotope of Pu-239 is U-235.
What is the nuclear decay equation for plutonium 239?
The first step is an alpha decay to (guess what!) uranium 235. You can probably take it from there.
When was Illadelph Halflife created?
Illadelph Halflife was created on 1996-09-24.
What percentage of nuclear waste can be recycled?
High level nuclear waste consists of fuel that has been used and discharged. It probably contains about 1 percent U-235, some highly active fission products, some plutonium, and the rest (the majority) U-238. The fission products are of no use, except possibly for medical or industrial purposes. The plutonium if separated out could be used to make mixed oxide fuel (MOX). The uranium with a small amount of U-235 could be put through an enrichment plant to increase the U-235 content. Low enriched uranium could also be used in heavy water reactors (CANDU). None of these things can be done however without a spent fuel processing plant which does not exist in the US (not for commercial fuel anyway)
How long does it take for 1kg of plutonium to decay to 1g?
The half life is different for each isotope of plutonium; name the isotope for a calculation.
How rare is plutonium U-235?
unfathomably
Similarties between uranium-235 and plutonium-239 in nuclear reactors?
Uranium 235 and Plutonium 239 are fissile elements, fissionable with thermal neutrons.
How rare is plutonium U 235?
Plutonium-235 is an artificial isotope with a half life of 25,3(5) minutes. It is obtained only in some nuclear reactions.
To what does plutonium-239 decay when it loses an alpha particle?
Yes, plutonium-239 emits alpha particles by decay.
Which material type is more dangerous plutonium 239 or uranium 235?
Plutonium is more toxic and radioactive.
What 2 radioactive elements were chosen for the atomic bomb?
Uranium and Plutonium
What is the most fissionable material?
Plutonium-239 and Uranium-235
What kind of rays does uranium 235 and plutonium 239 release?
Plutonium 239 emit: alpha, gamma, spontaneous fission neutrons Uranium 235 emit: alpha, gamma, spontaneous fission neutrons
What element was named after the planet Pluto and stays radioactive for millions of years?
Uranium 235, Thorium, Plutonium, Potassium 40
Why was plutonium used in Fat Man?
There are two materials that can be used to make an atomic bomb: Plutonium-239 and uranium-235. Of the two plutonium-239 is easier to acquire. By the end of the Manhattan Project the U.S. only had enough uranium-235 to make one bomb, and that was Little Boy.
What element was used to make the atom bomb?
Plutonium-239 for Nagasaki's Fat Man Uranium-235 for Hiroshima's Little Boyhydrogen
What are the common uses for neptunium?
- intermediate in the preparation of plutonium 238 - in the instruments for the detection of high energy neutrons - possible use in the future as material for nuclear weapons - possible use in the future as nuclear fuel
