Plutonium is produced
A. As basic raw material
B. By neutron irradiation of Uz
C. By neutron irradiation of thorium
D. Artificially
Answer: Option B
Solution (By Examveda Team)
Plutonium is made from U-238.Pu-239 is normally created in nuclear reactors by transmutation of individual atoms of one of the isotopes of uranium present in the fuel rods.
Occasionally, when an atom of U-238 is exposed to neutron radiation, its nucleus will capture a neutron, changing it to U-239.
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