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bcoz, they undergo uncontrolled chain reaction,
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What are the destructive uses of nuclear fission?
Nuclear bombs
Why is Americium not suitable for making fission type nuclear bombs?
Its high spontaneous fission rate.
How could nuclear fission be used indirectly?
in nuclear fusion bombs
What are two ways nuclear fission happened in the twentieth century?
A-Bombs and nuclear power plants
Why are hydrogen bombs called dirty bombs?
Hydrogen bombs are called "dirty" bombs because, in the final stage of detonation, they fission1 a lot of uranium, releasing its binding energy. This results in a lot of mixed fission byproducts that contaminate the environment. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1The detonation sequence is fission of the primary, uranium or plutonium, which initiates fusion, hydrogen, producing an enormous amount of neutrons along with radiation, followed by fission of the secondary or secondaries, uranium. For more information on the Teller-Ulam design, see the Related Link below.
Is a tomic bomb is an example of fusion or fission or annihilation?
An atomic bomb can be a fission bomb or a fusion bomb. Fusion bombs create more energy but fission bombs leave radioactive material and radiation.
Will the atom bomb really cause radiation?
Absolutely, in a fission bomb the fission products are far more radioactive than the original Uranium and/or Plutonium was. Also in either fission or fusion bombs neutron activation converts stable isotopes to radioactive ones.
Is cesium in atomic bombs?
No. However the radioactive isotope cesium-135 is a product of the fission that takes place in a nuclear explosion.
Is atoms splitting a form of nuclear energy?
Yes it is called nuclear fission and it does form energy. Hence the radioactive bombs.
What is fusion and fission related to?
Fusion and fission is related to combining (fusion) or splitting (fission) radioactive nuclei, in both cases releasing binding energy (The Strong Atomic Force). Fission is more commonly used in nuclear power plants and A-Bombs, while fusion is more commonly used in H-Bombs and in the Stars.
Where does fission occour?
Nuclear fission occurs in fission reactors, a type of nuclear reactor, and in fission bombs, more commonly knows as atomic bombs.
Where do you get nuclear fission?
You get nuclear fission in:nuclear fission reactorsatomic fission bombs
Can nuclear fission be harmful?
Yes. The first use we developed for nuclear fission was the atomic bomb. The number of people who died when the bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki is difficult to estimate precisely, but was likely over 200,000. Even aside from nuclear weapons, the products of nuclear fission are highly radioactive and fission itself produces large amount of radiation. Accidents at nuclear power plants, which use controlled fission reactions, can result in radioactive material being released into the environment.
Is radioactive substances dangerous?
yes, i think you could say radioactive substances are quite dangerous. Take nuclear bombs. The radiation from after the explosions slowly kill and mutilate living beings within a certain radius. Why do you think everyone fears nuclear war.
What kind of nuclear reaction does an atomic bomb use?
Fission bombs use fission. Fusion bombs use fusion. Although atomic bomb is usually used for fission bombs, it technically applies equally to either.
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
Do atomic bombs work with atomic fission?
no
