Multiple choice

Which among the following inorganic compounds is highly radioactive in nature?

  1. Zirconium(IV) chloride

  2. Zirconium carbide

  3. Zirconium silicate

  4. Chernobylite
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Explanation

Chernobylite is a technogenic mineral with high (up to 10%) content of uranium as a solid solution. It is black and yellow. It was discovered in the corium produced in the Chernobyl accident, a lava-like glassy material formed in a nuclear meltdown of a reactor core. Chernobylite is highly radioactive due to its high uranium content and contamination by fission products.

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