Yes, the core of the fission primary stage and the rod shaped "sparkplug" running the length of the fusion secondary stage (and any additional fusion stages) are usually made of plutonium.
A nuclear bomb is any bomb with any nuclear or atomic material inside it, while a plutonium bomb is a specific type of nuclear bomb. Plutonium could be the nuclear material inside the bomb, and if it is, it's a plutonium bomb.
The Little Boy atomic bomb used about 64 kilograms (141 pounds) of highly-enriched uranium-235, not plutonium. Plutonium was used in the Fat Man bomb, which used about 6.2 kilograms (13.6 pounds) of plutonium.
In the Nagasaki bomb, about 14 pounds. Design criteria on later weapons is classified.
No, the Trinity test bomb contained a core of plutonium-239 surrounded by conventional explosives. The explosion demonstrated the feasibility of nuclear weapons and paved the way for the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
The atomic bomb typically contains enriched uranium or plutonium as the fissionable material, along with conventional explosives to trigger the nuclear chain reaction. When detonated, these elements undergo a rapid chain reaction, releasing a massive amount of energy in the form of heat, blast, and radiation.
No.
A uranium bomb is an atomic bomb fueled by uranium-235A plutonium bomb is an atomic bomb fueled by plutonium-239A composite bomb is an atomic bomb fueled by both uranium-235 and plutonium-239A wet bomb is a hydrogen bomb fueled by liquefied deuterium/tritiumA dry bomb is a hydrogen bomb fueled by solid lithium deuteride
No, in terms of destruction the hydrogen bomb is the strongest, but if you mean killing the plutonium bomb is the one that does the most killing.
A hydrogen bomb was not dropped on Japan. It was dropped years later as a test and to determine how it acted in comparison to the plutonium and uranium bombs.
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Yes, a bomb with plutonium.
A nuclear bomb is any bomb with any nuclear or atomic material inside it, while a plutonium bomb is a specific type of nuclear bomb. Plutonium could be the nuclear material inside the bomb, and if it is, it's a plutonium bomb.
Transmutation occurs when a fusion bomb (H-bomb) detonates: The Primary (A-bomb/fission) converts a heavy element like plutonium or uranium into lighter elements, such as strontium, etc... The Secondary (H-bomb/fusion part) converts a light element into heavier elements, like Hydrogen into Helium.
Hiroshima bomb: uranium Nagasaki bomb: plutonium
Hydrogen bomb gets some of its energy from fusion, uranium or plutonium bomb gets all of it from fission. Either can be more powerful, depending on the design. The most powerful bombs built have all been hydrogen bombs.
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.