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Engineering and GATE · Mechanical Engineering · question 60

Q60

Enriched uranium is one in which

A.
Percentage of U235 has been artificially increased
Answer
B.
Percentage of U has been artificially increased
C.
Percentage of U234 has been artificially increased
D.
Extra energy is pumped from outside

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Enriched uranium is a type of uranium in which the percent composition of uranium-235 has been increased through the process of isotope separation. Natural uranium is 99.284% U238 isotope, with U235 only constituting about 0.711% of its mass.