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Does plutonium have an odor?

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It would be extremely dangerous for you to sniff plutonium. it can cause many things to go wrong and NO ONE should sniff it. No matter how curious people may be.

This is a bad question because it could cause serious deformities for anyone person that wanted to conduct this experiment to answer this question

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Relevant answers:

What is the odor of plutonium?
Plutonium (and generally metals) has not odor.
Why is plutonium called plutonium?
The name of the chemical element plutonium is derived from the name of the dwarf planet Pluto. An analogy with uranium (from Uranus) and neptunium (from Neptune).
What is 'plutonium'?
Plutonium is a chemical element considered generally artificial; but recently plutonium was discovered in uranium minerals as extremely traces. Plutonium is strongly radioactive and toxic....
What where do you get plutonium?
Plutonium applications: - fuel for nuclear reactors - explosive for nuclear weapons - neutron source - isotopic power source - isotopic heat source - in the past, power source for pacemakers
Where can you get plutonium?
Any chemical website has them; you can also buy some straight from the nuclear plant. But, plutonium is toxic, radioactive, and deadly. And, no, you will not be able to make a bomb out of it.