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No, plutonium is not mined.

Plutonium can be found accompanying uranium minerals but only in insignificant traces.

Plutonium is obtained as an industrial product in nuclear reactors.

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Can plutonium be in an alloy?

Yes. We normally don't "put a little plutonium" in something else to make an alloy, but sometimes we alloy a bit of something else in with it. For instance, a bit of gallium us used to make a plutonium alloy. The gallium helps stabilize plutonium and reduce phase transitions.


When was plutonium gallium alloy made?

This alloy was obtained during the WW2 at Los Alamos.


What happens when plutonium is combined with oxygen?

When plutonium is combined with oxygen, it forms plutonium oxide. Plutonium oxide is a highly radioactive compound that can release alpha particles. This reaction releases heat and can be a potential fire hazard.


Is plutonium usually in a compound or pure form?

In nuclear weapons plutonium exist as metal or as an alloy Pu-Ga; in nuclear fuels plutonium is as dioxide (mixed with uranium dioxide) or carbide (also possible mixed with uranium carbides).


What does U-235 plus U-238 plus plutonium make when combined?

An alloy or a mixed oxide


What are the three elements combined to make the alloy used to make industrial magnets?

oxygen, plutonium, and uranium. hope this helps


What is an alloy or element such as lead mercury or plutonium?

Lead, mercury, and plutonium are elements that belong to the periodic table. Lead is a heavy metal commonly used in batteries and construction materials. Mercury is a toxic heavy metal that is liquid at room temperature and used in thermometers and fluorescent lights. Plutonium is a radioactive element used in nuclear reactors and weapons.


Is steel a heavy metal?

Steel is an alloy consisting mainly of iron, which is metal, but not heavy metal. Heavy metal means toxic metals like mercury, lead, plutonium and uranium


What is the common compound in plutonium?

Examples: PuO2, plutonium nitrate, plutonium carbide, plutonium chloride, plutonium fluoride etc.


What are common compounds that contain plutonium?

Some plutonium chemical compounds; plutonium dioxide, plutonium nitride, plutonium carbide, plutonium nitrate, plutonium trifluoride, plutonium chloride, etc.


How can you use plutonium in a sentence?

There's no plutonium here. I haven't even seen any plutonium, recently.


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.