Uranium-239
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Uranium-239 | |
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General | |
Name, symbol | U-239,239U |
Neutrons | 147 |
Protons | 92 |
Nuclide data | |
Natural abundance | 0 (Artificial) |
Half-life | 23.45 mins |
Decay products | 239Np |
Decay mode | Decay energy |
Beta decay |
Uranium-239 is an isotope of Uranium . It is produced by exposing uranium-238 to neutron radiation. Uranium-239 has a half-life of about 23.45 minutes and decays into neptunium-239 through beta decay.
Uranium-238 | Isotopes of Uranium | Uranium-240 |
Produced from: Protactinium-239 (β-) |
Decay chain | Decays to: Neptunium-239 (β-) |