Nuclear Fission
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Naturally occurring uranium exists in the form of two isotopes U-235 and U-238. The naturally occurring uranium contains 99.3% of U-238 and 0.7% of U-235. Out of these two isotopes only U-235 is readily fissionable i.e., it is very unstable. Whereas U-238 is not fissionable. It absorbs the neutrons and forms Pu-239 which is readily fissionable. All heavy atoms are highly unstable whereas all light nuclei are stable
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nice
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okay!
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This can knock out peoples cells. And atoms cannot make explosions. They only frictionized and spread. If there were exploding atoms there would be something smaller than atoms, you see?
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Fission isn't a case of a neutron smashing into a U atom and breaking it apart. What happens is a neutron collides with a U-235 nucleus at a speed just slow enough that it combines and becomes U-236. U-236 is so inherently unstable that it breaks apart in a few fractions of a second.
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Go nucleus go!
lol looks amazing
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I Atom in to 1,000 atoms!
One Gallon Of Water And A Rock Last A Year!
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WOAH ITS LIKE FIREWORKS ON CRACK!
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why does u-235 fission and not u-238?
Great job!
Xx69roadrunnerxX 2 years ago 8
you have u-235 .u-235 has bigger chance to fission with thermal neutrons...because the reaction with accelerated neutron has usually result γ radiation... I think it would be better if you had a u-238
aalejandro77 3 years ago 6