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NUCLEAR SCIENCE
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Question
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Which of the following ores contains maximum percentage of uranium?
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Thorium
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Rescolite
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Carnotite
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Pitchblende
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -pitchblende, amorphous, black, pitchy form of the crystalline uranium oxide mineral uraninite (q.v.); it is one of the primary mineral ores of uranium, containing 50–80 percent of that element.
Detailed explanation-2: -The primary uranium ore mineral is uraninite (UO2) (previously known as pitchblende).
Detailed explanation-3: -Which of the following is not a naturally occurring nuclear fuel? Explanation: Plutonium-239 is an artificial nuclear fuel.
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