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The Neutron

In Our Time: Science

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The Different Isotopes of Uranium

For most elements there are other versions of the elements which have more neutrons in them. For example, hydrogen has an isotone called deuterium and a third one called tritium. Uranium has about six or seven isotones of which all of them are unstable. The interesting one with uranium is the uranium 235 because that has a propensity to capture the neutrons and go through nuclear fission process.

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