What Isotope of Plutonium Is Used in a Nuclear Reactor ${ }_{94}^{244} \mathrm{Pu}$

question 65

Multiple Choice

What isotope of plutonium is used in a nuclear reactor?

• A) \({ }_{94}^{244} \mathrm{Pu}\)
• B) \({ }_{94}^{238} \mathrm{Pu}\)
• C) \({ }_{94}^{235} \mathrm{Pu}\)
• D)None; \({ }_{92}^{235} \mathrm{U}\) is used.

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