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□ 238 U + √n.
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□ 23³U + √n
238U + n
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232 Pu + a
239 Pu + iß
232 Pu + Or
None of these are correct.
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When an atom of uranium-238 absorbs a neutron, it can ultimately change to an atom of plutonium-239. Which of the following is the
correctly balanced equation that describes this process?
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