A chemical element, in the periodic table uranium has the symbol U and atom number 92. |
slow neutrons, its U235 isotope becomes the very short lived U236, that immediately divides into two smaller nuclei, liberating energy |
slow neutrons, its U235 isotope becomes the very short lived U236, that immediately divides into two smaller nuclei, liberating energy |
absorb some neutrons and slow the reaction, it is explosive. The first atomic bomb worked with this principle (fission). A more accurate name for both this and the Hydrogen bomb (fusion) would be "nuclear |
absorb some neutrons and slow the reaction, it is explosive. The first atomic bomb worked with by this principle (fission). A more accurate name for both this and the Hydrogen bomb (fusion) would be "nuclear |