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what is plutonium used for and was it used in WW2?
Christopher Bassey
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Plutonium was first produced and isolated in 1940 and was used to make the "Fat Man" atomic bomb that was dropped on Nagasaki at the end of World War II, just five years after it was first produced, said Amanda Simson, an assistant professor of chemical engineering at the University of New Haven
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Nasir Javed
Plutonium was first produced and isolated in 1940 and was used to make the "Fat Man" atomic bomb that was dropped on Nagasaki at the end of World War II, just five years after it was first produced, said Amanda Simson, an assistant professor of chemical engineering at the University of New Haven
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Which atomic bomb used uranium and which used plutonium?
Hiroshima bomb: uranium Nagasaki bomb: plutonium
When where doodlebugs used?
WW2
Why was Oak Ridge Tennessee important to the production of the Atomic Bombs used in World War two?
Uranium enrichment plantsPrototype plutonium production reactor & design of plutonium production reactors used in Hanford, WA
What was the fuel used in the first nuclear bomb test?
In the test bomb, the material was plutonium. Plutonium was also used in one of the bombs dropped on Japan, Fat Man. Little Boy, the bomb dropped on Nagasaki, was made of uranium.
What are Plutonium atomic bombs?
Plutonium was and still is used for atomic bombs. The atomic bombs you are talking about would be fat man and little boy. They were the two used to bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki Many people were killed when the b-29 bomber dropped fat man.
What element is used in the original nuclear weapons created in the 1940s?
Both Uranium-235 and Plutonium-239 were used to fuel the WW2 fission bombs. Both are still used, although there is a preference for Plutonium now.
Which was the original element used in bombs?
If we are talking about the nuclear bombs used in ww2, 1 plutonium bomb and 1 uranium bomb.
When was plutonium gallium alloy made?
This alloy was obtained during the WW2 at Los Alamos.
Does the human body use plutonium?
Plutonium is not used in the human body.
How is plutonium used in gold mining?
Plutonium is not used in gold mining !
Is plutonium used in nuclear warheads?
Yes, plutonium is used in nuclear weapons.
Why is Plutonium used to make long lasting batteries?
Plutonium is not used in batteries.
What are some ways plutonium is used in everyday life?
Plutonium is not used in everyday life.
Can plutonium be used as control rods?
Plutonium is used for nuclear fuels not for control rods.
Is plutonium used in brightly colored paint?
Plutonium is not a component of paints.
What is plutonium used for in everyday life?
Plutonium has no uses in the everyday life.
Which atomic bomb used uranium and which used plutonium?
Hiroshima bomb: uranium Nagasaki bomb: plutonium
