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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
In what war were the atomic bombs dropped?
Atomic bombs were dropped in WWII
What city was the first atomic bomb used on?
The first atomic bomb (The Gadget) was not used on any city. It was detonated on the top of a 100 foot tall steel tower, at the Trinity Site in the Jornada del Muerto desert about 35 miles southeast of Socorro, New Mexico, on what was then the USAAF Alamogordo Bombing and Gunnery Range (now part of White Sands Missile Range) on July 16, 1945.The second atomic bomb (Little Boy) was the first to be used on a city. It was dropped by a B-29 above Hiroshima Japan on August 6, 1945.The third atomic bomb (Fatman, a deliverable version of The Gadget) was the second to be used on a city (and the first plutonium atomic bomb used on a city). It was dropped by a B-29 above Nagasaki Japan on August 9, 1945.The fourth atomic bomb (unnamed, identical to Fatman) had been manufactured by Los Alamos shortly after Fatman was used on Nagasaki and shipped to San Francisco, where a B-29 was waiting to fly it to Tinnian for use in a third attack on Japan sometime in late August. However as the Japanese indicated that they would surrender before this bomb arrived in San Francisco, president Truman issued an order that it be returned to Los Alamos instead of being loaded on the B-29 for Tinnian.All together the US had plans, facilities, and aircraft to manufacture and deliver a total of 23 atomic bombs on Japanese cities before the end of 1945:August - 3 atomic bombs (2 actually used); one MK-I uranium gun bomb (yield ~15 kilotons), two MK-III plutonium implosion bombs (yield ~22 kilotons)September - 3 atomic bombs; three MK-III plutonium implosion bombs (yield ~22 kilotons)October - 3 atomic bombs; three MK-III plutonium implosion bombs (yield ~22 kilotons)November - 7 atomic bombs; seven plutonium/uranium composite implosion bombs (estimated yield 30 to 40 kilotons)December - 7 atomic bombs; seven plutonium/uranium composite implosion bombs (estimated yield 30 to 40 kilotons)
What were the dates when the atom bombs were dropped in japan?
On August 9, 1945, Nagasaki was the target of the world's second atomic bomb attack (and first plutonium bomb) at 11:02 a.m., when the north of the city was destroyed and an estimated 40,000 people were killed by the bomb nicknamed "Fat Man". I received this info from Wikipedia.
Which atomic bomb used uranium and which used plutonium?
Hiroshima bomb: uranium Nagasaki bomb: plutonium
What highly reactive mineral is used as a source of atomic energy for bombs?
No mineral. Two metals- uranium and plutonium- are used in atomic bombs.
What highly reactive Mineral is used as a good source of atomic energy for bombs?
No mineral. Two metals- uranium and plutonium- are used in atomic bombs.
What elements were found in the atomic bombs fat man and little man?
plutonium
Are atomic bombs different from nuclear bombs?
Both basically are the same, they can be fission or fusion bombs like Uranium,Plutonium and Hydrogen bombs. A general description would be that atomic bombs are fission bombs. Nuclear bombs are fusion bombs. Fusion bombs are more powerful weight for weight
What is created out of 8kg of isotope plutonium?
atomic bombs(Nagasaki bomb) World War II
What were the atomic bombs and why and how were they used?
The only atomic bombs used against mankind were the ones dropped over Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9 1945 which were fueled by uranium and plutonium.
What happens when plutonium fuses with uranium to make a bomb?
Nothing special. Atomic bombs can be built with either uranium, plutonium, or composite (plutonium/uranium) cores. All work the same.
Elements in atomic bomb?
Atomic bombs contain uranium (highly enriched in the isotope 235U) or plutonium (a very specific isotopic composition).
Is uranium used more in atomic bombs than plutonium?
No, plutonium is used more. Uranium can only be used in gun type nuclear weapons, which are rarely used.
What element was used to make a atomic bomb?
either uranium or plutonium may be used in fission bombs, hydrogen and/or lithium may be used in fusion bombs.
What elements was used in the atomic bombs?
The little boy atomic bomb used on Hiroshima contained Uranium-235. The Fat Man atomic bomb used on Nagasaki contained Plutonium.
Can anyone give you an example of a radioactive substance?
H3, Deuterium is radioactive. Uranium and plutonium are radioactive and are used in atomic bombs.
