Professor Martyn Poliakoff discusses atom bombs with a Plutonium core - including the crucial role of Gallium. Extra footage from this interview at: https://youtu.be/KyEn4On9S-8 More links and info in full description ↓↓↓ Previous video on Gallium: https://youtu.be/wNf1rBjCaPk Plutonium video: https://youtu.be/89UNPdNtOoE The Making of the Atomic Bomb is a good read: https://amzn.to/3hEu7ds The Trinity Test and Fat Man bombs were Plutonium-based - the Hiroshima bomb was Uranium. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/periodicvideos Check out these videos too... Bomb Stones: https://youtu.be/ZdcjSuvU7z0 Inside a Nuclear Reactor: https://youtu.be/P99C051arMo Radioactive Lab: https://youtu.be/NrIzWWmlboE Uranium Enrichment: https://youtu.be/69UpMhUnEeY X-10 Nuclear Reactor: https://youtu.be/NeR0gtYIsIE More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/ Follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/periodicvideos And on Twitter at http://twitter.com/periodicvideos From the School of Chemistry at The University of Nottingham: http://bit.ly/NottChem Periodic Videos films are by video journalist Brady Haran: http://www.bradyharan.com/ Brady's Blog: http://www.bradyharanblog.com Join Brady's mailing list for updates and extra stuff --- http://eepurl.com/YdjL9