I hope this clarifies some things.
Probably approx. 40 kg of enriched uranium.
The "Little Boy" bomb used in the Hiroshima bombing was a fission bomb, specifically a gun-type uranium-235 bomb. It relied on the nuclear fission of uranium-235 to release a massive amount of energy.
Reactor-grade uranium is not suitable for making a bomb because it contains a lower concentration of the fissile isotope U-235, which is necessary for sustaining a nuclear chain reaction required for a bomb to explode. The U-235 content in reactor-grade uranium is too low to achieve the rapid and efficient chain reaction needed for a nuclear explosion.
A centrifuge is used in the enrichment of uranium for nuclear weapons. It spins at high speeds to separate the isotopes of uranium, with the goal of increasing the concentration of the fissile isotope uranium-235, which is used in nuclear weapons. This process is crucial for creating highly enriched uranium for nuclear bombs.
A nuclear bomb contains two parts. The Uranium and Hydrogen. When on first impact the hydrogen canister explodes trigering a reaction happening in the uranium which explodes at heats of over 3000 Degree Celcius.
It was both: an atomic bomb using uranium as its fuel.
Hiroshima bomb: uranium Nagasaki bomb: plutonium
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
A bomb containing highly enriched uranium (in the isotope 235U) as explosive.
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Yes,well and truly it was.In fact,a uranium bomb is one of a rare bomb made.
Atom Bomb = Uranium H-Bomb = Hydrogen
The uranium used for the atomic bomb was primarily sourced from the Congo and later from mines in the US. The uranium ore was then processed to extract the isotope U-235 necessary for nuclear fission to create the bomb.
Uranium-235 and plutonium-239 were the two radioactive elements chosen for the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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uranium or plutonium
Uranium or Plutonium