Dash
Mindel
Atomic Number:
94
Atomic Weight:
238
239
240
241
Common isotopes:
242
Properties of Plutonium:
The metal has a silvery color before it oxidizes into a yellow tarnish
Releases alpha decay causing heat
A large enough piece can give off enough heat to boil water
Human uses for Plutonium are:
Detonation of 1 Kilogram of Plutonium =
22 million kilowatts of heat energy
Very important for nuclear power
Bibliography
http://chemistry.about.com/od/elementfacts/a/plutonium.htm
http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/inf15.html
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An explosive in nulcear weapons
244.06 u
Plutonium (Pu)
Radioactive
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