Which Uranium isotope is used in nuclear power plants to produce electricity?

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(c) U-235 — U-235 isotope is used in nuclear power plants to produce electricity. Certain isotopes of some elements can be split and will release part of their energy as heat. This splitting is called fission. Uranium- 235 (U-235) is one of the isotopes that fissions easily. During fission, U-235 atoms absorb loose neutrons. This causes U-235 to become unstable and split into two light atoms called fission products. The heat released in fission can be used to help generate electricity in power plants.

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(A) U-233

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(B) U-234

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(D) U-239

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