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26 January, 07:47

What kind of uranium is used in atomic bombs? What are the proton and neutron numbers in the atoms?

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  1. 26 January, 11:37
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    The kind of Uranium used in atomic bombs like "Little boy" dropped in the Japanese city of Hiroshima is Uranium 235.

    -It has 92 protons therefore its proton number is 92

    -It has 143 neutrons in the nucleus.

    -The 92 protons + 143 neutrons make 235, so its nucleon number is 235.

    Other important information.

    - Its atomic number, which is determined by the number of protons in the nucleus is 92 since it has 92 protons in its nucleus.

    - Atomic mass is 238.0289 amu

    - number of electrons is 92

    - number of energy levels is 7
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