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What is stronger between the atomic bomb and hydrogen bomb?
In general, a fusion bomb (hydrogen bomb) is more powerful than a fission (atomic) bomb. Fusion bombs use an atomic bomb to begin the fusion reaction.
Is uranium used in missiles?
Yes. That is an ionized uranium atom. It is very similar to U-235, which is used in nuclear reactors.Yes, it is used but the rest of the above answer is entirely wrong.U-238 is not ionized! It is just the isotope that makes up 99.274% of natural uranium and typically 99.7% or more of depleted uranium. It will not support a fission chain reaction but can be made to fission by very high energy neutrons such as those produced in hydrogen fusion.Both U-235 and U-238 are present in any reactor or uranium fueled bomb. Typical reactor fuel is 3% U-235 and 97% U-238, while oralloy (the usual uranium bomb fuel) is 93.5% U-235 and 6.5% U-238.Both uranium and plutonium fueled fission bombs use a uranium tamper around their core. This is either depleted (≥99.7% U-238) or natural (99.274% U-238) uranium.Fusion bombs use a fission bomb primary stage to trigger fusion in their fusion secondary stage.Fusion bombs often use a uranium tamper around the fusion stage(s). This is either depleted (≥99.7% U-238) or natural (99.274% U-238) uranium. In some designs the fission of this U-238 can provide as much as 90% of the total yield of the bomb (and a corresponding amount of its fallout).So U-238 is present in some amount in every nuclear reactor and every kind of nuclear weapon.
What elements does the atomic bomb use?
There are many different elements involved in the construction of an atomic bomb, but the elements that actually cause an atomic explosion are either uranium (specifically the U235 isotope) or plutonium.
What kind of uranium did Oak Ridge produce in World War 2 to bomb the Japanese?
Oak Ridge was built to separate Uranium 235 from Uranium 238. Uranium 235 is the fissile isotope of natural Uranium, suitable for use in bombs or power generation. 99+% of Uranium is U 238 and U 235 is less than one per cent.
What element did the atomic bomb Fat man use Plutonium or Uranium Dan Brown's book says Uranium-238 but others say it's Plutonium?
The Nagasaki bomb 'Fat Man' was plutonium, as was the first nuclear device ever exploded, called the 'gadget', in the Trinity test near Alamogordo, New Mexico.In between these, the first bomb ever used in war was dropped on Hiroshima. This was the gun-type uranium bomb.Uranium-238 cannot support the fast neutron chain reaction required to get an explosion.Note: both bombs DID contain significant amounts of Uranium-238, but it was used as a high density 'tamper' material to contain the blast a few extra microseconds to maximize yield, not as the fuel. It just vaporized and mixed into the fallout as uranium oxides.
What does an atomic bomb use for its expolsive power?
Of the two dropped on Japan, one was a Uranium bomb and the other a Plutonium bomb. Both Uranium and Plutonium are elements, and are radioactive. The radioactivity makes these elements suitable as sources of energy, for power generation or explosions.
How many elments use in bomb?
Depends on the bomb- and there are far too many to list here. If you are talking about the early atomic bombs, they either used Uranium or Plutonium.
What letter would a chemist use in front of 235 or 238?
U from uranium235U and 238U (recommended); also possible U-235 and U-238 or uranium-235 and uranium-238.
What is the main use of Uranium-238?
The most common uranium isotope found in nature is Uranium-238. This particular isotope is mostly used in nuclear weapons and as the fuel supply for nuclear power.
What is the nuclide produced when uranium 238 decays by alpha emission?
For decays by alpha emission use the general formula: A/Z X --> 4/2 He + A-4/Z-2 Y *Where A is atomic mass and Z is atomic number. So for U-238 238/92 U --> 4/2 He + 234/90 Th
What is uraniums atomic number?
Uranium is a radioactive element. It is in the f block. We use it for make energy.
Why does China use uranium?
China use uranium as nuclear fuel or for atomic bombs.
