21. Nuclear Chemistry
Band of Stability: Overview
Problem 107
Textbook Question
Textbook QuestionThe most abundant isotope of uranium, 238U, does not undergo fission. In a breeder reactor, however, a 238U atom captures a neutron and emits two b particles to make a fis-sionable isotope of plutonium, which can then be used as fuel in a nuclear reactor. Write a balanced nuclear equation.
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