Chemistry PYQ 152 of 152 · Radioactivity

What was the fissionable material used in the bombs dropped at Nagasaki (Japan) in the year 1945?

  1. ASodium
  2. BPotassium
  3. CPlutonium
  4. DUranium

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Correct answer: (c) Plutonium

Explanation

The Nagasaki bomb ("Fat Man", 1945) used Plutonium (Pu, atomic number 94) as its fissionable material.

The earlier Hiroshima bomb used Uranium, which is why uranium is a tempting distractor.

Sodium and potassium are reactive metals, not fissionable nuclear fuels.

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