Question

10.The most nuclear fuel used in the world is:
(a) Thorium - 232
(b) Uranium -238
(c)Uranium - 235
(d)Plutonium - 239
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Answer 1

The most used nuclear fuel in the world is Uranium - 235 (Option - c).

• Nuclear fuels are generally used for operating a nuclear power plant.
• Nuclear power plants are developed for various purposes like generating energy or electricity from the water using nuclear fuels in the process.
• Now, Uranium - 235 is the most used nuclear fuel because of the ability of its atoms to quickly split apart.
• Since generating energy from water with the help of nuclear fuels is largely based on the mechanism of nuclear fission, therefore this ability of Uranium - 235 proves ideal for the process.