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Plutonium

Plutonium . By : Noah Al Khulaifi 7E. General Information. Its Name is Plutonium . Its Atomic Symbol is Pu . Its Atomic Number is 94 . It has an Atomic Mass of 242.05 u It is a metal . History.

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Plutonium

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  1. Plutonium By : Noah Al Khulaifi 7E

  2. General Information • Its Name is Plutonium . • Its Atomic Symbol is Pu . • Its Atomic Number is 94 . • It has an Atomic Mass of 242.05 u • It is a metal .

  3. History • In 1934 Enrico Fermi and a group of scientists reported the discovery of the 94th Element , which he named hesperium and included it in his 1938 Nobel Lecture . However , the sample he had in possession was a mixture of krypton , barium and other elements . Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg, Edwin M. McMillan, J. W. Kennedy, and A. C. Wahl produced and isolated plutonium(238) and chemically identified it as Element 94 . In the University of California .

  4. Appearance Plutonium is silvery white. It is also shiny .

  5. Use #1 Plutonium was used in Word War 2 in the Atomic Bombs because of its easiness fission which helps in splitting of the Atoms that causes the explosion .

  6. Use#2 Because it emits a lot of thermal energy in low ray situations . Plutonium was used to power the Twin Voyagers in 1977 which are still running today .

  7. Use#3 Some variants of Plutonium that do not possess the ability to power nuclear reactors are used as nuclear fuel to power nuclear plants .

  8. Bibliography Works Cited : "Wolfram|Alpha: Plutonium 242: Isotope Element Facts, Atomic Mass, ..." Wolfram|Alpha: Computational Knowledge Engine. Web. 09 Oct. 2011. <http://www.wolframalpha.com/entities/isotopes/plutonium_242/nh/wd/ed/>.

  9. The Periodic Table of Videos - University of Nottingham. Web. 09 Oct. 2011.http://www.periodicvideos.com/. "Plutonium." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 09 Oct. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plutonium>.

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