It depends on the nuclear transformation type. Refer to question below for information.
The most common plutonium isotope is plutonium 239.
To be an isotope stable, the number of neutrons should not exceed 1.5 times than protons.
This isotope is transformed in another isotope of another element.
neutrons
Isotopes of a chemical element have the same number of protons and electrons but a different number of neutrons.A radioactive isotope is unstable and can emit nuclear radiations.
For the nuclear reactors and nuclear weapons the isotope plutonium-239 is important.
Yes, this isotope is very fissionable and is used in nuclear reactors and nuclear weapons.
The fissionable isotope is required for the nuclear reactor operation. The fissionable isotope when fissions it give energy due to the mass difference according to Einstein formula E = mc2
Energy transformation from a nuclear power plant
In this type of nuclear reactor the fertile isotope thorium-232 is transformed in the fissile isotope uranium-233 and this act as a nuclear fuel.
The most common plutonium isotope is plutonium 239.
Uranium-235 is the fissile isotope
- radioactive decay - nuclear fission - nuclear reactions
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To be an isotope stable, the number of neutrons should not exceed 1.5 times than protons.
This isotope is transformed in another isotope of another element.
No, it doesn't.Wrong, it does. There are 2 types of nuclear radiation: prompt & decay.Prompt nuclear radiation occurs for a period of time while the reaction that generates it is happening. Examples are the flash of neutrons, light, x-rays, etc. when a nuclear bomb explodes as well as the sustained neutron flux as a nuclear reactor is in operation. When the reaction stops, prompt nuclear radiation goes away.Decay nuclear radiation occurs as radioactive isotopes decay to different isotopes. As the decay happens (which is a probabilistic process) the radioactive isotope is consumed. This follows an exponential function with one half of the current amount of the radioactive isotope consumed in each period of time called a halflife. While there will always be a tiny residue of the original radioactive isotope, for practical purposes it is considered to be negligible after 5 halflives have passed. When 5 halflives of the radioactive isotope decaying have passed, decay nuclear radiation is considered to have gone away for practical purposes.