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25 June, 23:02

Only 235u can be used as fuel in a nuclear reactor, so uranium for use in the nuclear industry must be enriched in this isotope. if a sample of enriched uranium has an average atomic mass of 237.482 amu, what percentage of 235u is present?

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  1. 26 June, 00:06
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    There are two isotopes of uranium abundant in nature

    U235 and U238

    As given that the sample has average molar mass of 237.482 amu

    Let the amount of U235 in 100g sample = x

    the amount of U238 in 100 g sample = 100-x

    the average molar mass = [235 (x) + 238 (100-x) ] / 100

    237.482 = [235 (x) + 238 (100-x) ] / 100

    237.482 X 100 = [235 (x) + 238 (100-x) ]

    23748.2 = 235 x + 23800 - 238x

    51.8 = 3x

    x = 17.27 g

    So percentage of U-235 = 17.27 %
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