The Plutonium Core of an Atom Bomb - Periodic Table of Videos

Описание: Professor Martyn Poliakoff discusses atom bombs with a Plutonium core - including the crucial role of Gallium.
Extra footage from this interview at:    • The Manhattan Project (extra) - Periodic T...  
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Previous video on Gallium:    • Nuclear Landmines and Chickens - Periodic ...  
Plutonium video:    • REAL PLUTONIUM  

The Making of the Atomic Bomb is a good read: https://amzn.to/3hEu7ds

The Trinity Test and Fat Man bombs were Plutonium-based - the Hiroshima bomb was Uranium.

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