Source: cirosantilli/plutonium-238
= Plutonium-238
Strong <alpha emitter>. Can be used as an <atomic battery>.
\Image[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/71/Plutonium_pellet.jpg]
{title=<Plutonium-238>-oxide pellet glowing under its own heat}
{description=Unlike for nuclear applications, we don't need the pure metal, so the oxide \sup[238]PuO\sub[2] is used instead as it is more chemically stable.}