What was the "demon core" destined for?
A nuclear bomb
A fusion reactor
A particle accelerator
A space propulsion system
Answer
The "demon core" was a plutonium bomb core that was used in the Trinity test, the first detonation of a nuclear weapon. The core was made of two hemispheres of plutonium-239 that were compressed together to form a critical mass. The explosion of the bomb released an enormous amount of energy, and the heat from the explosion caused the plutonium to melt and form a puddle of radioactive material.
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