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The radioactive elements plutonium or uranium are the elements that are used in nuclear weapons that create nuclear fission. Isotopes of hydrogen are used in nuclear weapons that create nuclear fusion.

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The element that is used as a ingredient in nuclear weapons?

The element used as an ingredient in nuclear weapons is usually uranium-235 or plutonium-239. These elements are fissile, meaning they can undergo nuclear fission reactions that release a large amount of energy.


What element is used in explosive nuclear weapons?

Uranium or plutonium is typically used as the fissile material in explosive nuclear weapons. These elements undergo a nuclear chain reaction, releasing a large amount of energy in a short period of time, creating an explosion.


Used as an explosive ingredient in nuclear weapons?

Uranium-235 is used as the fissile material in nuclear weapons. When a uranium-235 atom undergoes fission, it releases a large amount of energy, which can create a nuclear explosion. The critical mass required for a nuclear chain reaction to occur is achieved by compressing uranium-235 using conventional explosives.


What metallic element is used in nuclear weapons?

Plutonium is the metallic element used in nuclear weapons. It is highly fissile, meaning it can undergo nuclear fission and sustain a chain reaction in a nuclear bomb.


What Used cycle as an explosive ingredient in nuclear weapons?

You question is far from clear, but nuclear weapons use a high explosive "trigger". The chemical explosives serve to crush nuclear materials into a very dense form, starting a nuclear chain reaction. There have been many different explosives used for that purpose- explosives used in modern day weapons is rather classified, and we don't discuss classified materials here.The chemical explosives used in most nuclear weapons since the 1960s have been PBXs (Plastic Bonded Explosives). However there are literally many dozens of different PBXs, each having different properties. PBXs were selected for safety: they are insensitive to shock or fire.I am not sure what you mean by "cycle". The only thing I know of with a name like that was cyclonite, an explosive used in some nuclear weapons in the 1950s, but it is very shock sensitive and thus unsafe.Some unclassified information on nuclear weapon explosives is available in Chuck Hansen's work Swords of Armageddon.

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What element is used as an explosive ingredient in nuclear weapons?

uranium


The element that used as an explosive ingredient ia nuclear weapons?

Uranium - 235


The element that is used as a ingredient in nuclear weapons?

The element used as an ingredient in nuclear weapons is usually uranium-235 or plutonium-239. These elements are fissile, meaning they can undergo nuclear fission reactions that release a large amount of energy.


What element is used in explosive nuclear weapons?

Uranium or plutonium is typically used as the fissile material in explosive nuclear weapons. These elements undergo a nuclear chain reaction, releasing a large amount of energy in a short period of time, creating an explosion.


What is plutonium and why is it a highly sought after nuclear fuel?

Plutonium is a chemical element, radioactive, solid, metal, artificial (but exist also as a natural element in extremely low concentrations in uranium ores). Plutonium is essential for nuclear reactors (as fuel) and for nuclear weapons (as explosive).


What is the meaning of nukes?

"Nukes" is a colloquial term for nuclear weapons, which are explosive devices that derive their destructive power from nuclear reactions. These weapons can cause devastating damage and are considered weapons of mass destruction.


What is a common use of uranium?

Two uses of uranium are very important:- nuclear fuel for nuclear reactors- explosive for nuclear weapons


Used as an explosive ingredient in nuclear weapons?

Uranium-235 is used as the fissile material in nuclear weapons. When a uranium-235 atom undergoes fission, it releases a large amount of energy, which can create a nuclear explosion. The critical mass required for a nuclear chain reaction to occur is achieved by compressing uranium-235 using conventional explosives.


Nuclear weapons are devices. Is the statement gramatically correct?

It is, but it is not very descriptive. How about"Nuclear weapons are devices created to kill many with extreme heat and explosive power."


What metallic element is used in nuclear weapons?

Plutonium is the metallic element used in nuclear weapons. It is highly fissile, meaning it can undergo nuclear fission and sustain a chain reaction in a nuclear bomb.


Which radioactive actinide was the primary explosive component of nuclear weapons?

This would be plutonium in modern nuclear weapons. Another actinide common in nuclear weapons is uranium. Nowadays this is usually found in the secondary of the weapon. The Little Boy weapon used against Hiroshima used uranium as the fissile material. This was a single stage weapon. A few other weapons also used uranium as the primary nuclear explosive.


What Used cycle as an explosive ingredient in nuclear weapons?

You question is far from clear, but nuclear weapons use a high explosive "trigger". The chemical explosives serve to crush nuclear materials into a very dense form, starting a nuclear chain reaction. There have been many different explosives used for that purpose- explosives used in modern day weapons is rather classified, and we don't discuss classified materials here.The chemical explosives used in most nuclear weapons since the 1960s have been PBXs (Plastic Bonded Explosives). However there are literally many dozens of different PBXs, each having different properties. PBXs were selected for safety: they are insensitive to shock or fire.I am not sure what you mean by "cycle". The only thing I know of with a name like that was cyclonite, an explosive used in some nuclear weapons in the 1950s, but it is very shock sensitive and thus unsafe.Some unclassified information on nuclear weapon explosives is available in Chuck Hansen's work Swords of Armageddon.