TNPSC Thervupettagam
April 17 , 2023 618 days 600 0
  • Physicists in Japan discovered a previously unknown isotope of uranium.
  • The new isotope, uranium-241, has 92 protons and 149 neutrons.
  • This discovery of a new neutron-rich uranium isotope is the first since 1979.
  • Theoretical calculations suggest it could have a half-life of 40 minutes.
  • Uranium is in the class of elements in the periodic table known as “actinides’’.
  • All actinides are radioactive, but uranium is one of the four most radioactive elements.

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