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Uranium and Plutonium
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Which two elements were used to produce the atomic bombs?
The key elements to making fission bombs are: Uranium and Plutonium. The specific isotopes of interest are: Uranium-233, Uranium-235, and Plutonium-239. But many other elements are needed to make a functional bomb. As a very rough guess, about a quarter of the elements on the periodic table are needed somewhere in the bomb, roughly 23 different elements in total.
Is actinium used in bombs?
Actinium is not used in bombs.
What elements besides uranium plutonium and hydrogen can be used to make atomic or thermonuclear bombs?
Ex.: neptunium, deuterium (isotope of H)
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.
Why is the hydrogen atom used for nuclear bombs?
because it is small is fusable and fissable. Further answer It's not used for all atom bombs. In fact the first ones weren't. Uranium and plutonium were the elements used. They were fissile, i.e. capable of sustaining a chain reaction when they split into other elements. More recently hydrogen was used but this time is fuses to form another element (helium) with a very large release of energy.
Is uranium used in atomic bombs?
Yes, enriched uranium can be used in atomic bombs.
Which two elements were used to produce the atomic bombs?
The key elements to making fission bombs are: Uranium and Plutonium. The specific isotopes of interest are: Uranium-233, Uranium-235, and Plutonium-239. But many other elements are needed to make a functional bomb. As a very rough guess, about a quarter of the elements on the periodic table are needed somewhere in the bomb, roughly 23 different elements in total.
Is actinium used in bombs?
Actinium is not used in bombs.
Is einsteinium used in bombs?
Einsteinium is not used in bombs.
What elements besides uranium plutonium and hydrogen can be used to make atomic or thermonuclear bombs?
Ex.: neptunium, deuterium (isotope of H)
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.
What kind of elements are in nuclear bombs?
In World War 2 the Nuclear bombs were Uranium and Plutonium. Nowadays they use Hydrogen.
Is lead used in bombs?
It was used in olden day bombs but not today!
Why is the hydrogen atom used for nuclear bombs?
because it is small is fusable and fissable. Further answer It's not used for all atom bombs. In fact the first ones weren't. Uranium and plutonium were the elements used. They were fissile, i.e. capable of sustaining a chain reaction when they split into other elements. More recently hydrogen was used but this time is fuses to form another element (helium) with a very large release of energy.
Does protactinium have applications in bombs?
Protactinium is not used in bombs.
Was fusion the type of bomb the us used for nagasaki?
The bombs used on Nagasaki and Hiroshima were both fission bombs, not fusion bombs.
What makes up a nuclear bomb?
Depends on the type of bomb. The first nuclear weapons were fission weapons- they used a heavy metal such as Uranium or Plutonium. These metals, when compressed by explosives, would undergo nuclear fission, and break into lighter elements, releasing heat and radiation. Later, larger bombs were fusion bombs. They used a fission bomb to start the nuclear reaction, but then used that energy to FUSE light elements, such as Deuterium and Tritium into heavier elements, releasing LARGE amounts of heat and radiation.
