Chapter 5: Reactions, Reactors, and Bombs

Question 1

atomic bomb

Answer 1

Concentrates enough fissile material to reach critical mass.

chain reaction of U-235 and Pu-239

Question 2

hydrogen bomb / thermonuclear bomb

Answer 2

Uses the heat of fission to fuse deuterium and tritium which causes the fission of U-238.

Question 3

Boosted Fission Bomb

Answer 3

Uses deuterium and tritium fusion to create more neutrons and therefore more efficient fission.

Question 4

nuclear reactors depend on a moderator

Answer 4

cannot explode like an atomic bomb

Question 5

nuclear waste

Answer 5

consists of the long-lived fission fragments