A sample of uranium containing both the isotopes U235 and U238 is bombarded with a slow neutron. Then the isotope that fission readily is:
A. U235
B. U238
C. both U235 and U238
D. neither U235 nor U238
Answer:A
A sample of uranium containing both the isotopes U235 and U238 is bombarded with a slow neutron. Then the isotope that fission readily is:
A. U235 B. U238 C. both U235 and U238 D. neither U235 nor U238