Which of the following statements about the uranium used in nuclear reactors is or are true? (i)
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Which of the following statements about the uranium used in nuclear reactors is or are true?
(i) Natural uranium has too little 235U to be used as a fuel.
(ii) 238U cannot be used as a fuel because it forms a supercritical mass too easily.
(iii) To be used as fuel, uranium must be enriched so that it is more than 50% 235U in composition.
(iv) The neutron-induced fission of 235U releases more neutrons per nucleus than fission of 238U.
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Chemistry The Central Science
ISBN: 9780321910417
13th Edition
Authors: Theodore E. Brown, H. Eugene LeMay, Bruce E. Bursten, Catherine Murphy, Patrick Woodward, Matthew E. Stoltzfus
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