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In atomic bomb there are two hemispheres of fission material (Uranium or Plutonium), they are joined by means of conventional chemical explosives, the necessary critical mass is reached and the atomic bomb explodes, everybody knows this:
But is this condition enough? Indeed, the initial neutrons are needed to trigger the fission reaction, where do these neutrons come from? Definitely not from the Uranium or Plutonium………….
But is this condition enough? Indeed, the initial neutrons are needed to trigger the fission reaction, where do these neutrons come from? Definitely not from the Uranium or Plutonium………….