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There are two materials that can be used to make an atomic bomb: Plutonium-239 and uranium-235. Of the two plutonium-239 is easier to acquire. By the end of the Manhattan Project the U.S. only had enough uranium-235 to make one bomb, and that was Little Boy.

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Q: Why was plutonium used in Fat Man?
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What elements were used in fat man and little boy?

'Little Boy' - Uranium whereas 'Fat Man' used Plutonium triggering devices .


Did Fat Man contain plutonium?

"Fat Man" did contain plutonium. For this reason it was dubbed X-10.


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Plutonium was and still is used for atomic bombs. The atomic bombs you are talking about would be fat man and little boy. They were the two used to bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki Many people were killed when the b-29 bomber dropped fat man.


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little boy the first atom bomb used uranium 235 and fat man the second one used plutonium 239 surrounded by high explosives little boy used uranium 235 and fat man used plutonium 239<------- That answer makes no sense, and ima girl and i asked that question. What are you stupid? Little Boy was the first bomb, and Fat Man was the second.


What element gave off radiation on the fat man on Nagasaki?

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