Questions tagged [reactivity]
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Why shouldn't Uranium come in contact with water?
In the documentary about Chernobyl, it was mentioned that Uranium should not come in contact with water, otherwise an explosion occurs. What is the reason for that? What kind of reaction makes it ...
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