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just thinking
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just thinking asked in Science & MathematicsChemistry · 9 years ago

Is there any naturally occurring Neptunium?

I know U235 undergoes fission with slow neutrons;these neutrons join the nucleus of U 238, to form Neptunium,which in turn decays by beta emission to form plutonium I just want to know if there is any naturally Neptunium without going thru there steps..

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  • bambamitsdead
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    9 years ago
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    Any that was formed from the big bang or in the explosions of stars that made the stuff the Earth is made of would have decayed aeons ago... so, no, there is none around that is not the product of U238 plus neutons decay.

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