Question

Explain the actual reasion of using uranium in making nuclear bombs

Answer 1

You've actually put your finger on the conceptual problem: terminology.

When the various protons and neutrons are joined together to make a nucleus, the mass of the nucleus is smaller than the mass of the individual protons and neutrons. Some mass was lost (converted into energy) when they came together. This is the binding energy. It is energy the nucleus no longer has. In a sense, it is what holds the nucleus together; you'd have to add energy to get the individual nucleons out.

The key point here is that binding energy is energy the nucleus does not have! It is an energy deficit. So atoms that have a higher binding energy actually have less energy.

Since iron has the highest binding energy per nucleon, energy would have to be added to it for fission or fusion.

Answer 2

Hey here is your answer :


The actual reason of using uranium in making nuclear bombs is that because uranium is a radioactive ... it is having less ignition point so it use in bombs ...

hope it helps u