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What kind of uranium is used in atomic bombs? What are the proton and neutron numbers in the atoms?

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The kind of Uranium used in atomic bombs like "Little boy" dropped in the Japanese city of Hiroshima is Uranium 235.

-It has 92 protons therefore its proton number is 92
-It has 143 neutrons in the nucleus.
-The 92 protons + 143 neutrons make 235, so its nucleon number is 235.

Other important information.

- Its atomic number, which is determined by the number of protons in the nucleus is 92 since it has 92 protons in its nucleus.
- Atomic mass is 238.0289 amu
- number of electrons is 92
- number of energy levels is 7






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