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A plutonium bomb is a type of nuclear weapon that uses pluyonium as the nuclear material.
Most plutonium bombs are implosion type. This means that a core of pure plutonium is located in the middle of the bomb, surrounded by conventional chemical explosives. To detonate the bomb and create the nuclear explosion, the conventional explosive is detonated. The explosion surrounds the plutonium core, and the plutonium is heated greatly. This causes nuclear fission(the splitting of atoms to create energy) which causes the bomb to explode. That causes enormous amounts of heat and explosive power. The bomb dropped on nagasaki(plutonium imposion type with a yield of 21 kilotons)completely destroyed a couple miles of the city, with major damage streching even farther. You could get 3rd degree burns for 1.5-2 miles.
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What was the name of the bomb that was made from plutonium?
The first plutonium bomb used in the war: Nagasaki (Japan), 9 august 1945 - the "Fat man".
Is hydrogen converted into plutonium in a hydrogen bomb?
No.
What are some atomic bomb gases?
Uranium &Plutonium
How many pounds of plutonium were used in Nagasaki atom bomb?
Minimum 6 kg (12 pounds) of plutonium 239.
What element was used to create the first Atomic bomb?
Apparently it was plutonium which I think is element 295.Plutonium is element 94.Plutonium was used in the Gadget at Trinity.Uranium was used in the first bomb dropped on Japan the Little Boy at Hiroshima.Plutonium was used in the second bomb dropped on Japan the Fatman at Nagasaki.
How do you make a atomic bomb on Doodle God?
plutonium + weapon
Was the 'Able' bomb at Bikini plutonium?
Yes, a bomb with plutonium.
What is the difference between nuclear bomb and plutonium bomb?
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.
Did the Trinity test bomb contain plutonium?
The Trinity bomb contained plutonium.
Which atomic bomb used uranium and which used plutonium?
Hiroshima bomb: uranium Nagasaki bomb: plutonium
Which is the best fuel for nuclear bomb plutonium or uranium?
Plutonium
What is a uranium bomb?
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
How much plutonium was USED in little boy?
The Little Boy bomb had not plutonium.
What is the Plutonium isotope composition of a nuclear bomb?
Weapons grade plutonium has min. 90 % plutonium 239 and max. 1 % plutonium 240.
How much plutonium is in the second atomic bomb?
Nagasaki (Japan) - 9 August 1945 - a bomb containing 6,4 kg of Plutonium 239
What was the name of the bomb that was made from plutonium?
The first plutonium bomb used in the war: Nagasaki (Japan), 9 august 1945 - the "Fat man".
How can you use plutonium in a sentence?
There's no plutonium here. I haven't even seen any plutonium, recently.
