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Gun-type fission weapon and Nuclear chain reaction

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Difference between Gun-type fission weapon and Nuclear chain reaction

Gun-type fission weapon vs. Nuclear chain reaction

Gun-type fission weapons are fission-based nuclear weapons whose design assembles their fissile material into a supercritical mass by the use of the "gun" method: shooting one piece of sub-critical material into another. A nuclear chain reaction occurs when one single nuclear reaction causes an average of one or more subsequent nuclear reactions, thus leading to the possibility of a self-propagating series of these reactions.

Similarities between Gun-type fission weapon and Nuclear chain reaction

Gun-type fission weapon and Nuclear chain reaction have 10 things in common (in Unionpedia): Critical mass, Criticality accident, Fissile material, Nuclear fission, Nuclear reactor, Nuclear weapon, Nuclear weapon design, Spontaneous fission, Uranium-235, Uranium-238.

Critical mass

A critical mass is the smallest amount of fissile material needed for a sustained nuclear chain reaction.

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Criticality accident

A criticality accident is an uncontrolled nuclear fission chain reaction.

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Fissile material

In nuclear engineering, fissile material is material capable of sustaining a nuclear fission chain reaction.

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Nuclear fission

In nuclear physics and nuclear chemistry, nuclear fission is either a nuclear reaction or a radioactive decay process in which the nucleus of an atom splits into smaller parts (lighter nuclei).

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Nuclear reactor

A nuclear reactor, formerly known as an atomic pile, is a device used to initiate and control a self-sustained nuclear chain reaction.

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Nuclear weapon

A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions, either fission (fission bomb) or from a combination of fission and fusion reactions (thermonuclear bomb).

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Nuclear weapon design

Nuclear weapon designs are physical, chemical, and engineering arrangements that cause the physics package of a nuclear weapon to detonate.

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Spontaneous fission

Spontaneous fission (SF) is a form of radioactive decay that is found only in very heavy chemical elements.

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Uranium-235

Uranium-235 (235U) is an isotope of uranium making up about 0.72% of natural uranium.

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Uranium-238

Uranium-238 (238U or U-238) is the most common isotope of uranium found in nature, with a relative abundance of 99%.

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Gun-type fission weapon and Nuclear chain reaction Comparison

Gun-type fission weapon has 46 relations, while Nuclear chain reaction has 72. As they have in common 10, the Jaccard index is 8.47% = 10 / (46 + 72).

References

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