How to separate the scarce uranium 235 from a high-concentration uranium ore is the first step in making nuclear weapons.
Generally speaking, the commonly used methods are gas diffusion method, centrifugal method, nozzle method, laser method, etc. The first two are most suitable for large-scale industrial applications.
However, this time, Lin En used the electromagnetic separation method, which has a much higher separation coefficient than the gas centrifuge. The most important thing is that wizards have the power to control lightning, which makes the whole process much more convenient.
Violent lightning filled the entire alchemy array. The temperature continued to rise, and soon reached the melting point of uranium. Under the gaze of everyone, the solid demon stone gradually melted under the impact of thunder, turning into a red and viscous liquid...
Regardless of anything, Lin En continued to increase the power of the thunder. Under the high temperature of over four thousand degrees, the liquid uranium quickly sublimated into gas, and finally into plasma, completely merging into the violent thunder.
An invisible magic barrier rose from the edge of the magic circle. The next moment, the entire alchemy magic circle turned into a huge drum. The plasma of uranium inside began to rotate at a very high speed. Under the action of centrifugal force, the uranium isotope plasma with larger mass gradually concentrated in the radial direction, so that several isotopes with slightly different masses can be distinguished! However, this process is far from being as easy as it sounds. Lin En mobilized almost all of his computing power and even used the [Overload Mode]. The mental power level was raised from the fourth ring to the fifth ring, and he barely maintained the situation.
Alok on the side watched all this nervously. The violent power of thunder in the formation made him feel terrified. If they, the official wizards, were caught in it, they would definitely be dead!
The whole process lasted for more than forty minutes. The power of thunder in the magic circle began to gradually dissipate. Lin En opened his eyes and all the abnormalities had subsided. In the center of the alchemy magic circle, there were only three magic balls, one large and two small.
As soon as Lin En thought about it, the magic ball flew over spontaneously and hovered around him. Inside it were three elements in gaseous form.
The largest magic ball contains uranium 238, followed by uranium 235, and finally an unexpected surprise - radium!
Yes, he did not find uranium 234 in this small piece of devil's stone - the reserves of that stuff were really too small. Fortunately, the discovery of radium element surprised Lin En even more.
This is also a radioactive element, and a very critical one, because the half-life of radium is only 1,600 years, which is hundreds of thousands of times faster than uranium. This shows how strong its radioactivity is. The discovery of many rays is related to radium.
Lin En did not dare to neglect the two extremely harmful elements, uranium and radium. After separating them, he wrapped them in a magic ball. As to whether the magic power can block the rays, further research and testing are needed.
At present, it is just for comfort...
The second thing that made Lin En happy was that although he couldn't use [Advanced Matter Deconstruction Technique] to analyze and mimic these radioactive elements, he still had no problem manipulating them in a simple way.
But the feeling of controlling them is like going back to the apprentice days when he was controlling the elements. He will feel tired and powerless, and the consumption of magic power and mental energy is very large.
Seeing that the element separation experiment has been successful, Alok and others have begun to celebrate. They may be the first people to separate these elements from the Demon Stone.
"Everyone, it's too early to celebrate now. Separating the elements is only the first step. Next, we need to test their properties, quality, molecular weight and density..."
Lin En said something to suppress everyone's excitement, and distributed the test items. He then took a piece of paper and began to construct a spell model for nuclear explosion...
The first thing is how to gather a large amount of uranium 235 together.
Electromagnetic restraint might work... but after thinking about it carefully, Lin En crossed out electromagnetic restraint because the strong electromagnetic field might affect the occurrence of chain reactions.
Lin En thought about it and decided to use magic to mimic a solid element as the shell. The strange snake scales were a good protection. I don't know which monster's body structure was referenced, but it was much stronger than steel...
Next is how to achieve the [Neutron Source] through magical means. This is the key to detonating nuclear weapons...
Finally, you have to figure out how to project this thing far enough, otherwise you will die together with the enemy!
Endless questions emerged in Lin En's mind. Even with the help of the intelligent brain and the detailed knowledge theory in the federal database, Lin En still felt a headache when it came to turning the nuclear explosion into magic...
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In the next few days, the research on new elements and the internal structure of elements has become a hotly discussed topic among all wizards, causing considerable confusion. More than thirty experimental accidents alone occurred.
Fortunately, some "small accidents" are nothing new to wizards who are keen on research. No matter whether they are the official wizards in charge of the experiments or the apprentices who are helping out, once they see that something is wrong, they run faster than the other, and all kinds of protective measures are in place. So far, no one has died as a result.
Only one unlucky wizard tried to use the explosion to smash atoms, but because he miscalculated the dosage, his arm was blown off. However, after drinking a potion that could reattach the broken limb, he did not waste any time and returned to his research...
It was not until the evening of the third day that the wizards reluctantly walked out of the laboratory when the parliament convened everyone to exchange the latest research results.
Recently, such discussions have become more and more frequent. The previous method of each person concentrating on research and slowly figuring things out is no longer appropriate.
After all, the threat posed by the Holy See is imminent, and any discovery is extremely important. Frequent communication will also help to spark inspiration.
Thanks to frequent communication and experiments, two people have been nominated for the Morning Star Medal in just one week since the theory of divisible elements was proposed. This shows how much importance the parliament attaches to it.
When Lin En arrived at the conference room, it was already packed with people. Many wizards had messy hair and dark circles under their eyes, which was obviously due to staying up late to do experiments for a long time. He happened to be the last one to arrive...
(End of this chapter)