Q.

In a nuclear reactor, one of the following is used as a fuel.

A. Coal
B. Uranium
C. Radium
D. Diesel
Answer» B. Uranium
Explanation: Many contemporary uses of uranium exploit its unique nuclear properties. Uranium-235 has the distinction of being the only naturally occurring fissile isotope. Uranium-238 is fissionable by fast neutrons, and is fertile, meaning it can be transmuted to fissile plutonium-239 in a nuclear reactor. Another fissile isotope, uranium-233, can be produced from natural thorium and is also important in nuclear technology.
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