| How the Explosion of the Nagasaki-type Atomic
Bomb Occurs |
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The nuclear material used in the Nagasaki atomic bomb
was plutonium 239.The energy from the detonation of surrounding explosives compresses
a spherical core (tamper) of plutonium 239 into a supercritical state in which
nuclear fission occurs |
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| The neutrons emitted by a neutron initiator implanted
in the center trigger the nuclear fission of plutomium 239. |
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| The many neutrons generated by nuclear fission caused
a chain reaction,releasing tremendous energy in the form of blast,heatrays and
radiation and destroying the city of Nagasaki. |
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