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Meanings of atomic number 94 in English

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plutónio
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número atòmic 94
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A solid silvery grey radioactive transuranic element whose atoms can be split when bombarded with neutrons; found in minute quantities in uranium ores but is usually synthesized in nuclear reactors; 13 isotopes are known with the most important being plutonium 239.

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        plutónio
        Usage of atomic number 94 in English
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        The chemical identification of what would be known as plutonium and assigned the atomic number 94 came on the night of Feb. 23, 1941.
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