Question

What happens when uranium-238 absorbs a neutron?A. It is converted into large amounts of energy.B. It becomes plutonium-238.C. It becomes plutonium-239.D. It becomes uranium-235.

Answer 1

C. It becomes plutonium-239

Step-by-step explanation

Absorption of a neutron in the uranium-238 nucleus yields uranium-239, which decays after 23.47 minutes through electron emission into neptunium-239 and ultimately, after 2.356 days, into plutonium-239.