Plutonium
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.
Plutonium is the metallic element used in nuclear weapons. It is highly fissile, meaning it can undergo nuclear fission and sustain a chain reaction in a nuclear bomb.
Cca. 50 kg of highly enriched uranium. Now nuclear bombs use plutonium, not uranium.
When plutonium fuses with uranium in a nuclear bomb, a chain reaction occurs that releases a large amount of energy in the form of heat, light, and radiation. This energy causes an explosion, resulting in immense destruction and a significant release of harmful radiation.
The element used as an ingredient in nuclear weapons is usually uranium-235 or plutonium-239. These elements are fissile, meaning they can undergo nuclear fission reactions that release a large amount of energy.
Hiroshima bomb: uranium Nagasaki bomb: plutonium
fissile material: highly enriched uranium or plutonium
Uranium 235, or plutonium, depending on weapon design
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.
If we are talking about the nuclear bombs used in ww2, 1 plutonium bomb and 1 uranium bomb.
Plutonium is the metallic element used in nuclear weapons. It is highly fissile, meaning it can undergo nuclear fission and sustain a chain reaction in a nuclear 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
plutonium + weapon
Cca. 50 kg of highly enriched uranium. Now nuclear bombs use plutonium, not uranium.
The nuclear weapons were developed in the Manhattan Project. The development took years of research and work to learn how to produce Uranium 235 and Plutonium, and how to fabricate them into a bomb. The Uranium bomb, known as Little Boy, used a gun system to fire a plug of uranium into a larger target of uranium. The Plutonium bomb, known as Fat Man, was a round ball of plutonium that was crushed by explosive charges. The link below will take you to an article on the Manhattan Project.
When plutonium fuses with uranium in a nuclear bomb, a chain reaction occurs that releases a large amount of energy in the form of heat, light, and radiation. This energy causes an explosion, resulting in immense destruction and a significant release of harmful radiation.
uranium or plutonium