How do you get plutonium?

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How do you get plutonium?

Is plutonium man-made or organic? How do they get it?

2007-07-30 05:35:36 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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There is almost no naturally-occurring plutonium Earth. It is mostly man-made.

Plutonium can be made in nuclear reactors. The uranium fuel rods (uranium is naturally-occurring) emit neutrons, and if these neutrons are absorbed by uranium 238 atoms, they can change into plutonium 239 atoms.

2007-07-30 05:43:04 · answer #1 · answered by lithiumdeuteride 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

it's transuranic-it is a by-product from running a nuclear power station, you can't mine it or refine it.

2007-07-30 12:44:02 · answer #2 · answered by howlingengines 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋