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Which quantities greater proportion makes the enriched uranium a better fuel for nuclear reactors than natural uranium?
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- Data from the appendices and the periodic table may be needed for these problems. Large amounts of depleted uranium (238U) are available as a by-product of uranium processing for reactor fuel and weapons. Uranium is very dense and makes good counter weights for aircraft. Suppose you have a 4000-kg block of 238U. (a) Find its activity. (b) How many calories per day are generated by thermalization of the decay energy? (c) Do you think you could detect this as heat? Explain.arrow_forwardSuppose a person swallows some radioactive material by accident. What information is needed to be able to assess possible damage?arrow_forward(a) Calculate BEN for 235U, the rarer of the two most common uranium isotopes; (b) Calculate BEN for 238U(Most of uranium is 238U .)arrow_forward
- Use the graph in Fig. 10.24 to find the half-life of isotope A. All you need is a sound understanding of the definition of half-life. Figure 10.24 See Exercise 19.arrow_forwardA nucleus of oxygen-15 undergoes electron capture. Write out the reaction equation and determine the identity of the daughter nucleus.arrow_forwardData from the appendices and the periodic table may be needed for these problems. 53. You can sometimes find deep red crystal vases in antique stores, called uranium glass because their color was produced by doping the glass with uranium. Look up the natural isotopes of uranium and their halflives, and calculate the activity of such a vase assuming it has 2.00 g of uranium in it. Neglect the activity of any daughter nuclides.arrow_forward
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