Plutonium in Real Life
Plutonium is a radioactive metal. Therefore, it is used in nuclear energy and in some nuclear weapons. For example, it's used in nuclear bombs and nuclear reactors. It is also used as an energy and heat source for space explorations. (The field of job that this relates with is an astronaut, or space scientist, if that is a thing.) Plutonium is toxic, but it does collect in your bones and liver and can remain there for a time. If you were to touch a piece of Plutonium (that wouldn't be the best of ideas), it would feel a little warm because of the decay going on inside of the element. Also, Plutonium was used in the earlier versions of pacemaker batteries, and the batteries contained small amounts of Plutonium. (Pacemakers are little devices implanted in your heart that helps regulate the beats/pulses of your heart so it doesn't stop on you.)
Plutonium is found in little bits in uranium ores.
Plutonium is found in little bits in uranium ores.
What Does Plutonium Look Like?
Plutonium: Nuclear Energy
Plutonium is used in nuclear energy plants like these. In these plants, somewhere, I guarantee there's Plutonium inside of it.
Plutonium: Nuclear Weapons
Plutonium is used in nuclear weapons such as this nuclear bomb.
Plutonium: Nuclear Reactors
Plutonium is also used in nuclear reactors/nuclear reactor cores.
Plutonium: Older Versions of Pacemakers
In older versions of pacemakers, there used to be small bits of Plutonium. Nowadays, they use other materials that are considered 'safer'.