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Your question is slightly off. You could ask how much energy plutonium has, since plutonium can be used as a fuel to run a nuclear power plant and to generate electricity (although the usual use of plutonium is to make atomic bombs - the normal fuel in nuclear power plants us uranium, not plutonium) but the element itself contains potential nuclear energy, not electricity. Nuclear energy can be converted into electricity. I will also note that it is can't be converted directly into electricity. It can be converted into heat, and the heat can be used to boil water to run a steam turbine which then generates electricity.
In terms of usable energy content, I am not going to give you an exact equivalence, but it is possible to create something like a 50 kiloton explosion (one equal to the explosive force of 50,000 tons of dynamite) with about 30 pounds of plutonium. So it contains a lot of energy.
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How can plutonium be transfered in to electricity?
The fission energy is transformed in heat and heat is transformed in electricity.
How does Thorium produce electricity?
I believe it can be used for nuclear fission, similar to uranium or plutonium.
How much TNT is in a Plutonium Bomb?
Nuclear weapons with plutonium don't contain TNT.
How do you use uranium and plutonium to generate electricity?
Under nuclear fission with thermal neutrons uranium release an enormous quantity of energy (202,5 MeV per one atom of 235U); the obtained heat is converted in electricity. The same answer for plutonium (excepting the energy per fission).
How much is plutonium worth?
Approx. 4ooo US $ per gram for nuclear weapons quality plutonium; the price for nuclear reactors grade plutonium is lower.
How is ability to conduct electricity of plutonium?
Electrical resistivity of plutonium at 0C: 146.10-8 ohm.meter.
How can plutonium be transfered in to electricity?
The fission energy is transformed in heat and heat is transformed in electricity.
Do plutinum conduct electricity and heat?
platinum yes plutonium no
What element is used to make electricity and nuclear bombs?
plutonium
What are the advantages and disadvantages for using plutonium in generate electricity?
Applications of plutonium: * nuclear fuel in nuclear power reactors; can contribute to use uranium-238 which is fertile.Disadvantages of plutonium:- plutonium is radioactive - plutonium is toxic - plutonium is flammable - in some conditions (of mass and geometric form) plutonium can reach the critical mass
Does plutonium conduct electricity and how well?
not so well not so well
How does Thorium produce electricity?
I believe it can be used for nuclear fission, similar to uranium or plutonium.
How much plutonium was USED in little boy?
The Little Boy bomb had not plutonium.
How much TNT is in a Plutonium Bomb?
Nuclear weapons with plutonium don't contain TNT.
How much does a gram of plutonium cost?
Approx. 4 000 US $ for weapon-grade plutonium.
How is nuclear energy produced from uranium and plutonium?
The fission energy is transformed in heat and heat is transformed in electricity.
How do you use uranium and plutonium to generate electricity?
Under nuclear fission with thermal neutrons uranium release an enormous quantity of energy (202,5 MeV per one atom of 235U); the obtained heat is converted in electricity. The same answer for plutonium (excepting the energy per fission).
