Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

What nuclear material was used for the Nagasaki bomb?

  1. Magnesium

  2. Thorium

  3. Uranium

  4. Plutonium
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Explanation

The bomb dropped on Nagasaki (Fat Man) used plutonium-239 as its core. The Hiroshima bomb (Little Boy) used uranium-235, which is a common point of confusion.

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