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 |
isotope synthesized being plutonium-238 in 1940. Twenty plutonium radioisotopes have been characterized. The most stable are plutonium-244 with a half-life... 26 KB (2,622 words) - 02:25, 21 April 2024 |
and these neutrons can be absorbed by uranium-238 to produce plutonium-239 and other isotopes. Plutonium-239 can also absorb neutrons and fission along... 19 KB (2,092 words) - 22:07, 29 April 2024 |
(Pu/U)0 time dependence. Unlike plutonium-238, plutonium-239, plutonium-240, plutonium-241, and plutonium-242, plutonium-244 is not produced in quantity... 14 KB (1,698 words) - 22:16, 24 March 2024 |
However, about 66% of the plutonium from a bomb explosion is formed by the neutron capture of uranium-238; this plutonium is not converted by the bomb... 27 KB (2,987 words) - 14:41, 29 March 2024 |
one neutron capture include: plutonium-238 which converts into plutonium-239 plutonium-240 which converts into plutonium-241 Some other actinides need... 5 KB (683 words) - 09:18, 21 June 2023 |
Weapons-grade nuclear material (redirect from Weapons-grade plutonium) "Standard weapon grade plutonium requires a Pu-240 content of no more than 6.5%." which is 65,000 PPM, and the analogous Pu-238 was produced in levels... 13 KB (2,075 words) - 00:23, 10 January 2024 |
Plutonium(IV) oxide, or plutonia, is a chemical compound with the formula PuO2. This high melting-point solid is a principal compound of plutonium. It... 12 KB (1,179 words) - 10:44, 11 January 2024 |