Introductory Chemistry (5th Edition)

Published by Pearson
ISBN 10: 032191029X
ISBN 13: 978-0-32191-029-5

Chapter 17 - Radioactivity and Nuclear Chemistry - Exercises - Questions - Page 637: 35

Answer

The Manhattan Project was launched in an attempt to create the world's first atomic bomb in order to defeat the Axis powers during World War II. The project was lead by nuclear physicist Robert Oppenheimer and succeeded as the first bomb was detonated in New Mexico as a preliminary test.

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The Manhattan Project was launched in an attempt to create the world's first atomic bomb in order to defeat the Axis powers during World War II. The project was lead by nuclear physicist Robert Oppenheimer and succeeded as the first bomb was detonated in New Mexico as a preliminary test.
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