Uranium-235
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| Decay products | 231Th |
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| Isotope mass | u |
| Excess energy | 40914. 062 ± 1. 970 keV |
| Binding energy | 1783870. 285 ± 1. 996 keV |
| Parent isotopes | 235Pa; 235Np; 239Pu |
| Natural abundance | 0. 72% |
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| ID | 2456011 |
About Uranium-235
Uranium-235 is an isotope of uranium making up about 0. 72% of natural uranium. Unlike the predominant isotope uranium-238, it is fissile, i. e. , it can sustain a fission chain reaction. It is the only fissile isotope that is primordial and found in relatively significant quantities in nature.