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Direct linkReed, B. Cameron – Journal of Chemical Education, 2008
The issue of why only particular isotopes of uranium and plutonium are suitable for use in nuclear weapons is analyzed with the aid of graphs and semiquantitative discussions of parameters such as excitation energies, fission barriers, reaction cross-sections, and the role of processes such as [alpha]-decay and spontaneous fission. The goal is to…
Descriptors: Weapons, Nuclear Physics, Fuels, Scientific Concepts
