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Tritium gas is injected into the hollow weapon pit (the "core") to boost the nuclear yield of the explosion. Weapons that use tritium injection are called "boosted weapons".
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Why a hydrogen bomb is called a hydrogen bomb?
The fusion reaction in thermonuclear weapons (hydrogen bombs) is caused by the nuclear fusion of different isotopes of hydrogen (tritium and deuterium), hence the name.
How many years would it take for 3.0 kg tritium to decay to 0.75 kg tritium?
In ordinary water, exactly 0 atoms as Tritium decays too rapidly (halflife 12.26 years) for any that was on earth when it formed (billions of years ago) to remain. In contaminated water, either deliberately or accidentally, it would depend on how much contaminate was added and the tritium concentration in it. Tritium can only be manufactured somewhere there is a high neutron flux (e.g., nuclear reactor or bomb, a star).
Can you use tritium water as moderator in nuclear reactor?
Yes, but it would usually be too expensive as tritium must be made in a reactor from lithium.
What is a nuclear weapon in wich enormous energy is released by nuclear fission?
This nuclear weapon is called an atomic bomb or a nuclear bomb
What are the functions of the deuterium and tritium atoms in nuclear reactors?
All current nuclear reactors are fission reactors, tritium has no function in a fission reactor, in standard water moderated reactors deuterium also has no function, in heavy water moderated reactors deuterium is the moderator. If we are ever able to make a fusion reactor, deuterium/tritium mix will be used as fuel.
What type of nuclear bomb was developed by the US in 1954?
Dry Fusion Bomb (fueled with solid Lithium Deuteride instead of cryogenic liquid Deuterium-Tritium).
What was sir mark oliphant's discovery?
The atomic bomb, nuclear fusion, helium 3, tritium, and that's about all i know
Why a hydrogen bomb is called a hydrogen bomb?
The fusion reaction in thermonuclear weapons (hydrogen bombs) is caused by the nuclear fusion of different isotopes of hydrogen (tritium and deuterium), hence the name.
What is used to make a nuclear bomb?
Many things, but the fuels required are Uranium-233, Uranium-235, Plutonium-239, Deuterium, Tritium, and Lithium, depending on the design.
What is the difference between the hydrogen bomb and the nuclear bomb?
"Nucear bomb" is very broad term, and encompases all bombs or weapons which utilize the explosive potential of specific elements, either by fusion or fission.The classic "nuclear bombs" use uranium or plutonium in a fission reaction to produce an explosion, where as a hydrogen bomb uses hydrogen, or specific isotopes of it (deuterium or tritium, either together or with another light-weight element) to produce a similar explosion (though usually larger in size), by mean of nuclear fusion.So technicaly, a hydrogen bomb is a type of nuclear bomb.
What role did Albert Einstein play during World War 2?
He helped create the nuclear bomb to bomb Hiroshima.
What element is used in a nuclear fusion?
deuterium, and tritium
What are the chemicals in a nuclear bomb?
Too many to list, and it varies from bomb to bomb. Some are:Chemical explosivesVarious metals (e.g. aluminum, steel, copper, lead, nickel)PlasticsNylon, Kevlar, etc. (if equipped with a parachute system)Nuclear fuels (e.g. Uranium, Plutonium, Tritium gas, Lithium Deuteride)Chemicals in whatever rechargeable battery is usedetc., etc.etc.
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.
Which is more destructive a nuclear bomb or a hydrogen bomb?
the hydrogen bomb, is a nuclear bomb
How much do nuclear bombs weigh?
The weight of a nuclear bomb depends on the bomb. Deliverable nuclear bombs have been built with weights as small as 50 pounds to as large as 30 tons. The first hydrogen bomb built (Ivy Mike test Sausage device) weighed 54 tons, but was never intended as a deliverable bomb (including the cryogenic equipment needed to keep its deuterium-tritium fusion fuel liquid the complete setup weighed 82 tons).
What is the temperature in a hydrogen bomb?
At the instant of detonation, the temperature at the core of the fusion reaction is high enough for the fusion of deuterium with tritium, and of tritium with tritium (50,000,000°C and 400,000,000°C, respectively.
