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Standard X
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an isotope of...
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______ an isotope of uranium is used as a nuclear fuel.
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The atoms of elements have the same atomic number but a different mass number is known as
Isotopes
of an element.
Uranium is a radioactive element present in the actinide series.
There are three isotopes of Uranium - uranium-238, uranium-235, and uranium-234.
Out of them, U-235 is the radioactive isotope of Uranium.
U-235
an isotope of uranium is used as a nuclear fuel.
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