B+Oppenheimer+and+the+Atomic+Bomb

=__Isotope and Radioactivity__= = = =Name of radioactive isotope/electromagnetic radiation/scientist: Oppenheimer and Uranium - 235 and Uranium - 238 and Plutonium - 239 (Implosion triggered)= = = = = =Explanation of interesting facts: (how used/works.experiments/discoveries)=
 * 1) Oppenheimer was the chief science director of the Manhattan project and considered the father of "A" bomb.
 * 2) Atomic bombs in the Manhattan project were fission bombs triggered by an explosion or an implosion.
 * 3) Atomic bombs use Uranium - 235 as fuel because it can go under induced fission.
 * 4) Fission within the nuclear bomb happens within 0.000000000001 seconds.
 * 5) Temperatures reach up to 300 000 000 degrees centigrade and the hypocentre.

=3 Advantages of using the radioactive isotope/radiation/benefits of discovery=

1. Greater knowledge and understanding of nuclear fission/fusion.

2. Comprehension of how to deal with and dispose of radioactive material.

3. Using radiation for medicinal purposes.

=3 Disadvantages of using the radioactive isotope/radiation/discovery:=

1. Radioactive fallout/radiation - causes skin mutations, birth defects, nausea, cataracts and loss of blood cells.

2. Intense heat - sparks fires and can vaporize human flesh and bones.

3. Shock wave - causes people to be thrown around and buildings to collapse or blow away.

=Is the radioactive isotope/radiation/discovery still used today? Explain=

There is an international ban on nuclear weapons (including in space) due to the extreme effects of the radiation and size of the explosion. During the period of the cold war, allies in WW2 Russia and the United States began building up stockpiles of nuclear weapons from fear of a nuclear war sparked by the completion and detonations of "Little Boy" and "Fat Man" over Hiroshima and Nagasaki, as well as the decisions to be made over the post-war world. Approxamately 45 years after WW2, the international ban on nuclear weapons took effect to bring peace to nationsand lessen fears of nuclear winter. =References= =Diagram/image (include source and caption)=
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