Encyclopedia: Plutonium
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Plutonium (pronounced /pluːˈtoʊniəm/) is a rare radioactive, metallic and toxic chemical element. It has the symbol Pu and the atomic number 94. It is a fissile element used in most modern nuclear we...
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Plutonium-239 is an isotope of plutonium. Plutonium-239 is the primary fissile isotope used for the production of nuclear weapons, although uranium-235 has...
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This WebElements periodic table page contains Essential information for the element plutonium Brief description: plutonium was the second transuranium element of the actinide series to be discovered. By far of greatest importance is the isotope 239Pu, which has a half-life of more than 20000 years.
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The Element Plutonium - Basic Physical and Historical Information The Element Plutonium; [Click for Isotope Data] Plutonium was first produced by Glenn T. Seaborg, Joseph W. Kennedy, Edward M. McMillan and Arthur C. Wohl by bombarding an isotope of uranium, uranium-238, with deuterons that had been accelerated in a...
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This fact sheet provides basic information about plutonium and its properties and uses. It also describes its presence in the environment, pathways for...
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Plutonium in its pure form is a very heavy, silver-colored, radioactive metal about twice as dense as lead. Essentially all the plutonium on earth has been created within the past six decades by human activities involving fissionable materials.
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