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Which atomic bomb used uranium and which used plutonium?
Hiroshima bomb: uranium Nagasaki bomb: plutonium
When was plutonium first used?
Plutonium is a rare transuranic radioactive chemical element with the chemical symbol Pu and atomic number 94. Enrico Fermi and a team of scientists at the University of Rome reported that they had discovered element 94 in 1934.Fermi called the element hesperium and mentioned it in his Nobel Lecture in 1938.The sample was actually a mixture of barium, krypton, and other elements, but this was not known at the time because nuclear fission had not been discovered yet. Plutonium was first produced and isolated on December 14, 1940.
Why was Oak Ridge Tennessee important to the production of the Atomic Bombs used in World War two?
Uranium enrichment plantsPrototype plutonium production reactor & design of plutonium production reactors used in Hanford, WA
What was the fuel used in the first nuclear bomb test?
In the test bomb, the material was plutonium. Plutonium was also used in one of the bombs dropped on Japan, Fat Man. Little Boy, the bomb dropped on Nagasaki, was made of uranium.
What was one effect of the arms race?
enormous accumulation of plutonium metal on both sides!
What element is radioactive and synthetic plutonium xenon barium or cesium?
Plutonium is a radioactive chemical element; practically all plutonium is man made - in the nature plutonium is extremely rare.
Is plutonium rare where is it most abundant?
Plutonium is an artificial chemical element, obtained by nuclear reactions and separated by reprocessing of burned nuclear fuel - as a byproduct plutonium is not so rare. Plutonium is found in the nature with some uranium ores, but only in ultratraces.
Is Plutonium water contamination or not?
The water contamination with plutonium is of course possible but fortunately very, very rare and not significative.
What are the two most common isotopes used as nuclear fuels?
in reactors: yellowcake, a uranium oxide; after that probably metallic uraniumin stars: ordinary hydrogen; after that helium
What is the charge on plutonium atom in Pu2O5?
The oxide Pu2O5 is not known. In the very rare ion PuO3-5 the valence of plutonium is +7.
What elements does the atomic bomb use?
There are many different elements involved in the construction of an atomic bomb, but the elements that actually cause an atomic explosion are either uranium (specifically the U235 isotope) or plutonium.
How rare is plutonium U 235?
Plutonium-235 is an artificial isotope with a half life of 25,3(5) minutes. It is obtained only in some nuclear reactions.
What is the price of plutonium on the blackmarket?
I suppose that plutonium don't exist on the black market (excepting in the children movies or of course in exceptionally rare situations implying small quantities).
What are common compounds are formed by plutonium?
Because plutonium itself is so rare, none of its compounds are "common" in the usual sense. However, plutonium compounds with common other elements include fluoride, chloride, bromide, oxide, and sulfate.
What fuels are used in nuclear power production?
The primary fuels we generally see used in nuclear power plants are the fissile materials uranium and plutonium. In the case of uranium, the metal is recovered from the ground, and is then processed and refined for use as fuel. In reactors using enriched uranium, the uranium will have to undergo considerable processing to increase the concentration of the U-235 isotope that is fissionable. (Natural uranium is mostly U-238.) In the case of plutonium, we can make it by exposing U-238 to neutron flux in an operating nuclear reactor.
Is plutonlum a metal?
Plutonium is a rare actinoid metal with a silvery/white appearance. Plutonium tarnishes when exposed to oxygen in the air and forms a dull coating when oxidised. Plutonium is a transuranic radioactive element. Chemical symbol is Pu and atomic number 94.
When did North Korea breeder reactor start?
A breeder reactor is generally defined as a power generating reactor that breeds at least sufficient plutonium to replace the U235/Pu which it has consumed. To the best of my knowledge, North Korea does not have such a reactor.
