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Which type of fissionable material is used in an atomic bomb?
Either highly enriched uranium-235 or reactor produced plutonium.
What are the disadvantages of enriched uranium?
Disadvantages of enriched uranium:- it is very difficult to prepare- can be used for bombs- the price is prohibitive- need of a complicate and expensive technology
How much kg of uranium is required to become critical mass?
There is no single quantity, it depends on many factors some are:enrichment levelpresence/absence of moderatortype of moderatorpresence/absence of reflectorthickness of reflectortype of reflectorpresence/absence of absorbertype of absorberhas the uranium been compressed beyond standard densityetc.For some general order of magnitude values:in a typical water moderated reactor, the critical mass of the 3% enriched uranium is usually several tonsin a typical atomic bomb with a depleted uranium tamper/reflector, the critical mass of the 93.5% enriched uranium is 15 to 20 kg depending mostly on the thickness of the tamper/reflector
What is enriched uranium?
Enriched uranium is uranium that has had its U-235 isotope content elevated above what it would be when we refine natural uranium after recovering the metal from ore.We know that U-235 is the desired fissionable isotope of uranium, but it is the isotope U-238 that is present in over 99% of all the naturally occurring uranium we mine and recover. We have to put the uranium through a process to separate the U-235 from the U-238. As these two isotopes are chemically identical, it takes a mechanical process to separate them. After running the uranium through a process designed to take advantage of the difference in the mass of the two atoms, the industry will recover uranium with a very high percentage of the U-235 isotope, and this is called enriched uranium.If uranium is enriched to a point where there is up to about 20% U-235, it is low-enriched uranium. Above that 20% mark we see highly enriched uranium. Above about 85%, we call the product weapons-grade uranium. A link can be found below for more information.
Does a critical mass of uranium require enriched uranium?
Yes, a critical mass of uranium typically requires enriched uranium. Enriched uranium has a higher concentration of the fissile isotope uranium-235, which is necessary for sustaining a nuclear chain reaction in a reactor or weapon. Unenriched uranium, which is mostly uranium-238, requires a larger critical mass to achieve a sustained chain reaction.
What is the Uranium bomb?
A bomb containing highly enriched uranium (in the isotope 235U) as explosive.
How much uranium is used in a 10 kiloton fission bomb?
Probably approx. 40 kg of enriched uranium.
Name the element once enriched can form the core of a nuclear bomb?
Uranium hexafluoride (hex) is a compound of uranium that becomes a gas when heated. In gaseous form, it can be "enriched". Enriched uranium is needed for research reactors, most non-Canadian power reactors, and bombs.
Where did the enriched uranium for the Little Boy atomic bomb come from?
The uranium enrichment facilty was at Oak Ridge.
What type of chemical did Little boy have more of plutonium or uranium?
Little boy was a bomb with highly enriched uranium.
What was the nuclear core of the atomic bomb?
fissile material: highly enriched uranium or plutonium
Where was the bomb components made that was dropped on Hiroshima?
The uranium was mined in the Congo and then it was enriched in the US.
How much uranium is usually in a nuclear bomb?
Cca. 50 kg of highly enriched uranium. Now nuclear bombs use plutonium, not uranium.
Was the atomic bomb made in Oak Ridge?
While the atomic bomb was not made in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, the uranium used in the bomb was enriched at the Oak Ridge facility as part of the Manhattan Project during World War II. Oak Ridge played a significant role in the development of the atomic bomb by providing the enriched uranium needed for the bomb's construction.
Where did the uranium that was used in Hiroshima atomic bomb come from?
The uranium used in the Hiroshima atomic bomb came from the Oak Ridge facility in Tennessee, where it was enriched as part of the Manhattan Project. The uranium used was the isotope uranium-235, which was extracted and purified from natural uranium ore.
What type of material was the first nuclear bomb made of?
The first nuclear bomb, known as "Little Boy," used uranium-235 as its fissile material. It was an enriched uranium bomb that was detonated over Hiroshima, Japan, in 1945.
What is differentiation enriched uranium?
Enriched uranium is an uranium with more than 0,7 % uranium 235.
