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Button of plutonium metal.

Plutonium is a silvery metal that tarnishes in air to form a yellow oxide. It is a radioactive poison, and care needs to be taken during handling.

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Rights: United States Department of Energy, Public domain
Published: 17 September 2009Size: 27.53 KB
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