uranium 235
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of uranium 235
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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This is especially true if your fission system relies on highly enriched uranium—that is, uranium composed of 20 percent or more of the fissile isotope uranium 235.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 27, 2022
Compared weight-by-weight, uranium 235 delivers a million times more energy than coal, which itself already represents chemical energy in a highly concentrated form.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 20, 2012
Lawmakers set the budget at 235 million yen after uranium 235, a fuel used in atomic reactors, according to his autobiography.
From BusinessWeek ● Oct. 20, 2011
The government increased the proportion of uranium 235, the kind that splits easily in reactors.
From New York Times ● Sep. 7, 2010
In a reactor, many of the uranium 235 nuclei split apart, transforming into radioactive isotopes such as iodine 131 and cesium 137.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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