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The first atomic bomb used against mankind was dropped over Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945. It's code name was little boy and it used Uranium as fuel. The second bomb was dropped over Nagasaki, Japan on august 9, 1495. It,s code name was fat man and it used Plutonium as fuel.

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First bomb exploded or first bomb used in combat?

  1. first exploded - the fuel was plutonium
  2. first used in combat - the fuel was uranium
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The weapon used on Nagasaki ("Fat Man") used plutonium239 as the nuclear material.

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Little boy over Hiroshima used Uranium. Fat man over Nagasaki used Plutonium.

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  • Trinity test device was Plutonium fueled.
  • Hiroshima gravity bomb was Uranium fueled.
  • Nagasaki gravity bomb was Plutonium fueled.
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That bomb was fueled with unarium opposed to the bomb dropped over Nagasaki which was fueled by plutonium.

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element uranium-235

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What element was used to make a atomic bomb?

either uranium or plutonium may be used in fission bombs, hydrogen and/or lithium may be used in fusion bombs.


Is uranium in atomic bombs?

Yes, uranium can be used in atomic bombs.


What is used in atomic bombs?

Uranium which is a fuel is used in atomic bombs and in nuclear power stations.


What element was used to make the fist atomic bomb?

Both uranium and plutonium were used extensively to make the first two atomic bombs, dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, respectively.


How did the atomic bombs used on Japan get from America to Japan?

The atomic bombs were delivered by the USS Indianoppolis


What element was used to make atomic bombs dropped on japan during World War 2?

The weapon was developed by the Manhattan Project during World War II. It derived its explosive power from the nuclear fission of uranium 235.


What was used before atomic bombs?

Conventional bombs - with chemical explosives.


What bombs did Germans use in the blitz?

They used nuclear and atomic bombs.


What highly reactive mineral is used as a source of atomic energy for bombs?

No mineral. Two metals- uranium and plutonium- are used in atomic bombs.


Was the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor the first time an atomic bomb was used?

No, at no time have the Japanese ever had atomic bombs!


What year was atomic bombs used?

1945


Were any atomic bombs used after the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

Many atomic bombs were detonated for "test" purposes. Fortunately none were used in war.