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| plutonium A highly toxic metallic transuranic element. It occurs in trace amounts in uranium ores and is produced in a nuclear reactor by neutron bombardment of uranium-238. The most stable and important isotope, plutonium-239, readily undergoes fission and is used as a reactor fuel in nuclear power stations and in nuclear weapons | |||
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Plutonium : 47 phrases, 11 sujets |
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| Général | 16 |
| Industrie de l'énergie | 1 |
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| Physique nucléaire | 7 |
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| Sciences de la Terre | 3 |
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