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Question
When neutron is bombarded on atom of Uranium-235, it absorbs the neutron and converts into ______.
Options
Its isotope Uranium-236
Its isotope Uranium-234
Degrades into components
No effect is observed
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Solution
When neutron is bombarded on atom of Uranium-235, it absorbs the neutron and converts into its isotope Uranium-236.
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