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Uranium used in nuclear reactors is a combination of two isotopes: 235U and 238U. A sample of uranium is removed from a nuclear reactor and is determined to have an average atomic mass of 237.1 g/mol. Estimate the approximate percentage of 235U in the sample. A)0% B)25% C)50% D)75% E)100% 

          Uranium used in nuclear reactors is a combination of two isotopes: 235U and 238U. A sample of uranium is removed from a nuclear reactor and is determined to have an average atomic mass of 237.1 g/mol. Estimate the approximate percentage of 235U in the sample.
A)0% B)25% C)50% D)75% E)100%
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Uranium used in nuclear reactors is a combination of two isotopes: 235U and 238U. A sample of uranium is removed from a nuclear reactor and is determined to have an average atomic mass of 237.1 g/mol. Estimate the approximate percentage of 235U in the sample. A)0% B)25% C)50% D)75% E)100%
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0:00 Hello.
00:02 The question is uranium has two isotopes that can be found in nature.
00:06 Calculate the percentage of the naturally occurring uranium that is u -235.
00:12 We have to identify also proton, neutron and electrons...
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