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Uranium will blast only when a mass of enriched uranium attain the critical mass.

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Is unearthed uranium susceptible to reaction if it were exposed to an atomic bomb blast?

Unearthed uranium is not highly reactive to an atomic bomb blast on its own. However, if the uranium was refined and processed into a nuclear weapon, it could undergo fission reactions in response to a nuclear blast, contributing to the explosive power of the bomb.


Chemistry of the Atom Bomb?

Checking the internet, it seems to have been Uranium-235 isotope. I thought it was a different Uranium. There are a lot of articles about the resulting chemical isotopes that were created by the blast.


Radiation is one of the long-term effects of a nuclear detonation wich of the fallowing type of radiation is emitted only during detonation?

Mostly Uranium 235, Uranium 238, and Plutonium 239 Also fission fragments. If your talking about any kind of radiation then it would be thermal radiation from the heat blast. When you split the Uranium atom you get 2 Neutrons, 2 protons + 2 fission fragments. 1 of the 2 neutrons will be uranium 235 and the other plutonium 239. the radiation from a nuclear blast will at first be heat. This will be continious until the energy that created it is depleated. Note Uranium 238 is weaker than Uranium 235 and it absorbs neutrons. Uranium 235 has a far greater Neutron density (99.3%) Uranium 238 = (0.7%)


What would a lump of enriched uranium the size of a baseball annihilate?

A lump of enriched uranium the size of a baseball has the potential to cause a significant nuclear explosion if properly triggered. The exact scale of the blast would depend on various factors, such as the level of enrichment and the surrounding environment. It could potentially cause devastating destruction within its immediate vicinity.


What are common compounds in which uranium is found?

uranyl nitrate, uranium chloride, uranium tetrafluoride, uranium hexafluoride, uranium dioxide, uranium octaoxide, uranyl acetate, uranyl sulfate, uranyl oxalate, uranium carbide, uranium nitride, uranium sulfide, uranium sulfate, uranium selenide, etc.


What are 2 molecules that contain uranium?

Examples:Oxides: uranium dioxide, uranium trioxide, uranium octaoxideSalts: ammonium diuranate, uranyl nitrate, uranyl acetate, uranium hehxafluoride, uranium chlorideand many others because uranium is a reactive metal.


What are common combinatons with uranium with other elements?

uranyl nitrate, uranium dioxide, uranium octaoxide, uranium hexafluoride, uranyl acetate, uranium tetrachloride, uranium carbide, uranium nitride, uranium tetraiodide, uranium sulfide, ammonium diuranate, etc.


What are uraniums common compounds?

uranyl nitrate, uranium chloride, uranium tetrafluoride, uranium hexafluoride, uranium dioxide, uranium octaoxide, uranyl acetate, uranyl sulfate, uranyl oxalate, uranium carbide, uranium nitride, uranium sulfide, uranium sulfate, uranium selenide, etc.


Is uranium in a compound?

Some examples of uranium compounds are: uranyl nitrate, uranium dioxide, uranium hexafluoride, uranium tetrachloride, triuraniumoctaoxide, uranyl acetate, uranium iodide, uranium nitride, uranium, sulfide, uranium carbide, uranyl sulfate, etc.


What are the masses of uranium and in uranium oxide?

The percentage of uranium in uranium dioxide is 88,149.


What elements are in the atomic bomb?

The atomic bomb typically contains enriched uranium or plutonium as the fissionable material, along with conventional explosives to trigger the nuclear chain reaction. When detonated, these elements undergo a rapid chain reaction, releasing a massive amount of energy in the form of heat, blast, and radiation.


Are there different types of uranium?

Uranium is a chemical element with three natural isotopes (234, 235, 238). The natural uranium has cca. 0,72 % uranium-235; uranium with a concentration of uranium-235 under 0,72 % is called depleted uranium; uranium with a concentration of uranium -235 above 0,72 % is called enriched uranium. Uranium in nuclear power and research reactors is used as metal, aloys, uranium dioxide, uranium carbides, uranium silicides, etc.