In Producing a Uranium Bomb, the Most Difficult Step Is

question 39

Multiple Choice

In producing a uranium bomb, the most difficult step is

• A) getting the uranium into gaseous form
• B) constructing the triggering mechanism.
• C) keeping it from blowing up during construction.
• D) finding and mining the uranium.
• E) separating the fissionable isotope from the non- fissionable isotope.

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