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Californium was not used in nuclear weapons.
While not used, californium is produced in fusion (hydrogen) bomb explosions and is found in their fallout.
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How is californium used in nuclear reactors?
We might use californium as a neutron source in a nuclear reactor. Californium is a neutron emitter, and it can be used to "enhance" start-up abilities of a reactor where the fuel isn't as "good" as it might be in a core of, say, highly enriched uranium.
What are some bad thing about nuclear bombs?
Nuclear bombs are so powerful, and release so much radioactive fallout, that any large-scale use of nuclear bombs would kill everbody and make the world uninhabitable.
Is there nuclear energy in nuclear bombs?
Yes, there is nuclear energy in nuclear bombs. It is released in a few microseconds when they are detonated.
What is the different between a nuclear bomb and an atom bomb?
Nuclear bombs before the 60s were referred to as atom bombs, because the term Nuclear hadn't been discover yet. Nuclear bombs today, are generally Hydrogen bombs, or fusion bombs. They are significantly more powerful, able to places about the size of Rhode Island. Atom bombs,which were mostly uranium and plutonium, lack the destructive power of Nuclear or Fusion bombs.
What 2 types of energy does nuclear bombs use?
Chemical energy- to begin the explosion- and nuclear energy- the main explosion.
What lab equipment is used to research californium?
Californium is prepared by nuclear reactions in nuclear reactors.
Californium where it came from?
Californium is an artificial element obtained by nuclear reactions.
How is californium used in nuclear reactors?
We might use californium as a neutron source in a nuclear reactor. Californium is a neutron emitter, and it can be used to "enhance" start-up abilities of a reactor where the fuel isn't as "good" as it might be in a core of, say, highly enriched uranium.
What bombs did Germans use in the blitz?
They used nuclear and atomic bombs.
Hydrogen bombs use the same nuclear process that powers the?
Hydrogen bombs use the same process of nuclear fusionthat powers the Sun.
What is californium's natural state of matter?
Californium does not occur naturally. It is produced as a result of nuclear explosions and nuclear experiments.
What are facts about the element californium?
Some of the uses for californium are: help starts nuclear reactors....!
What did they use nuclear bombs for?
The U.S. use nuclear bombs during World War ll to bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki after Japan refused to surrender.
What kind of elements are in nuclear bombs?
In World War 2 the Nuclear bombs were Uranium and Plutonium. Nowadays they use Hydrogen.
What country was the first to use nuclear bombs?
America
Do you think That Muslims should use nuclear bombs?
I believe no one should use nuclear weapons.
Is a bomb nuclear?
Some bombs are nuclear. But most bombs are not nuclear.
