Naturally Occurring Uranium Contains Approximately 1% U-235 and 99% U-238

question 43

True/False

Naturally occurring uranium contains approximately 1% U-235 and 99% U-238. Of these, the isotope that undergoes fission in a nuclear reactor is U-238.

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