Good video, very accurate (which makes a change on youtube). However one very slight problem: Critical mass is the mass of the entire sample of fissile material, not just the atom. A U235 atom is a U235 atom, and cannot be made heavier or lighter without changing into another isotope. Shape, temp, density and other factors can all interfere with the critical mass of an object.
Good video, very accurate (which makes a change on youtube). However one very slight problem: Critical mass is the mass of the entire sample of fissile material, not just the atom. A U235 atom is a U235 atom, and cannot be made heavier or lighter without changing into another isotope. Shape, temp, density and other factors can all interfere with the critical mass of an object.
astronomyisamazing 2 years ago
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