Plutonium is a chemical element; it has symbol Pu and atomic number 94. It is an actinide metal of silvery-gray appearance that tarnishes when exposed... 141 KB (15,146 words) - 18:21, 23 April 2024 |
Plutonium (94Pu) is an artificial element, except for trace quantities resulting from neutron capture by uranium, and thus a standard atomic weight cannot... 26 KB (2,622 words) - 02:25, 21 April 2024 |
Look up Plutonium, plutonium, or plutónium in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Plutonium is a radioactive chemical element with symbol Pu and atomic number... 834 bytes (146 words) - 13:20, 17 December 2022 |
Plutonium-238 (238Pu or Pu-238) is a radioactive isotope of plutonium that has a half-life of 87.7 years. Plutonium-238 is a very powerful alpha emitter;... 38 KB (3,994 words) - 12:08, 1 April 2024 |
Radioactive contamination from the Rocky Flats Plant (redirect from Plutonium contamination of the Denver metropolitan area) (primarily plutonium, americium, and uranium) contamination within and outside its boundaries. The contamination primarily resulted from two major plutonium fires... 94 KB (9,882 words) - 00:48, 6 April 2024 |
Weapons-grade nuclear material (redirect from Weapons-grade plutonium) properties that make it particularly suitable for nuclear weapons use. Plutonium and uranium in grades normally used in nuclear weapons are the most common... 13 KB (2,075 words) - 00:23, 10 January 2024 |
Pit (nuclear weapon) (redirect from Plutonium pit) used pits made with uranium-235 alone, or as a composite with plutonium. All-plutonium pits are the smallest in diameter and have been the standard since... 54 KB (6,038 words) - 19:06, 5 April 2024 |
"Thin Man" was the code name for a proposed plutonium-fueled gun-type nuclear bomb that the United States was developing during the Manhattan Project... 17 KB (2,163 words) - 13:30, 1 April 2024 |
Plutonium-244 (244Pu) is an isotope of plutonium that has a half-life of 80 million years. This is longer than any of the other isotopes of plutonium... 14 KB (1,698 words) - 22:16, 24 March 2024 |