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Mechanical Engineering · Q96

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Engineering and GATE · Mechanical Engineering · question 96

Q96

Ferrite material is

A.
The most fissionable material
B.
The basic fuel for nuclear paints
C.
Basic raw material for nuclear plants
D.
The material which absorbs neutrons and undergoes spontaneous changes leading to the formation of fissionable material
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
Fertile material is a material that although not itself fissionable by thermal neutrons, can be converted into a fissile material by neutron absorption and subsequent nuclei conversions.