When uranium-238 absorbs a neutron (; no charge, but 1 mass unit), the result is uranium-239:...

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When uranium-238 absorbs a neutron (; no charge, but 1 mass unit), the result is uranium-239: 235U + U. The U-239 then undergoes two suc- cessive beta decays, like that of carbon-14 in Equation 7.2. Write equations for these two decays and identify the final products. When uranium-238 absorbs a neutron (; no charge, but 1 mass unit), the result is uranium-239: 235U + U. The U-239 then undergoes two suc- cessive beta decays, like that of carbon-14 in Equation 7.2. Write equations for these two decays and identify the final products.

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