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WBJEE · Chemistry · d and f Block Elements

Which atomic species cannot be used as a nuclear fuel?

  1. A \({ }_{92}^{233} U\)
  2. B \({ }_{92}^{235} U\)
  3. C \({ }_{94}^{239} \mathrm{Pu}\)
  4. D \({ }_{92}^{238} U\)
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(D) \({ }_{92}^{238} U\)

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Among the given options, \({ }_{92} \mathrm{U}^{238}\) is an isotope of uranium but cannot be used as a nuclear-fuel. U- 238 is non-fissile, i.e., it does not undergo fission by thermal neutrons. The energy released when U-238 absorbs a neutron is insufficient to carry out…