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URANIUM 235
URANIUM 235
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a
form
of the metallic
element
uranium
, used as a
source
of
atomic energy
. They say they're, "...abandoning the
production
units
of
uranium
235," and then the
following
sentence is added on to this.
- A Summary of
Study
(4
Aug
. 64)
n. a
form
of
uranium
that is used in some
nuclear
weapons and as a
source
of
energy
to generate
electricity
in
power
plants. The number 235 refers to the
weight
of the
uranium
atom
. This is determined by the total number of minute particles that make up the
central
part of each of its
atoms
. Several forms of
uranium
exist, each
having
different
weights, such as
uranium
234 and
uranium
238.
Uranium
235 is used in creating
nuclear
explosions as its
atoms
are easily split, a
process
which
releases
tremendous quantities of