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Explain the term of "fissile material' Give example.

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A fissionable material is a radioactive element, which undergoes fission in a sustained manner when it absorbs a neutron. It is also termed as .fissile material..
E.g. `U^(235)`, plutonium (`Pu^(239)` and `Pu^(241)`)
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