Physics, asked by Ridip319, 9 months ago

The critical mass of uranium (mass =235)can be reduced by which method?

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Answered by CᴀɴᴅʏCʀᴜsʜ

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Practical reflectors can reduce the critical mass by a factor of two or three, so that about 15 kg (33 pounds) of uranium-235 and about 5 to 10 kg (11 to 22 pounds) of either plutonium-239 or uranium-233 at normal density can be made critical.

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