I Created Scientific Magic-Chapter 402 - 390: The Method to Manipulate Uranium Elements and the Alchemy of Nuclear Explosion Magic

How to separate the small amount of uranium-235 from a piece of high-concentration uranium ore is the first step in creating nuclear weapons.

Generally, common methods include gas diffusion, centrifugal, jet nozzle, and laser technologies, with the first two being the most suitable for large-scale industrial applications.

However, Lynn this time opted for electromagnetic separation, whose separation coefficient is much higher than that of gas centrifuges, and most importantly, wizards have the power to manipulate thunder and lightning, which makes the whole process much more convenient.

The fierce lightning soon filled the entire Alchemy Array, with the temperature continuously rising. Quickly, it reached the melting point of uranium, and under the watchful eyes of the spectators, the solid Demon Stone gradually melted under the strikes of thunder, turning into a red and viscous liquid...

Without any regard, Lynn continued to increase the power of the thunder. At temperatures exceeding four thousand degrees, the liquefied uranium quickly sublimated into a gaseous state and finally into plasma, completely merging into the fierce thunder.

An invisible magic barrier rose from the edge of the Array. The next moment, the entire Alchemy Array turned into a giant cylinder, inside which the plasmified uranium began to rotate at an extremely high speed. Under the action of centrifugal force, the heavier uranium isotopes gradually concentrated in the radial direction, thus distinguishing the slightly different masses of several isotopes!

However, this process was far from as easy as it sounded. Lynn almost gathered all his computing power and even activated the "Overload Mode". He enhanced his spiritual power level from four rings to five, barely managing to maintain the situation.

On the side, Ailoke watched all this nervously. The fierce power of the thunder within the Array made his heart skip a beat, as they, being official wizards, would surely die if involved.

The entire process lasted over forty minutes. The power of the thunder inside the Array gradually dissipated, and Lynn opened his eyes, all anomalies had subsided. At the center of the Alchemy Array, only three magic orbs remained—one large and two small.

With a thought, Lynn beckoned, and the magic orbs autonomously flew towards him, hovering around him, each containing the three elements in gaseous form.

The largest magic orb contained uranium-238, followed by uranium-235, and the last was a pleasant surprise—radium!

Yes, he had not found uranium-234 in this small piece of Demon Stone—the reserves of that stuff were just too scant. Fortunately, the discovery of radium had been an even more delightful surprise.

This was also a radioactive element, and very crucial at that, because radium only has a half-life of 1600 years, which is several hundred thousand times faster than uranium, showing its intense radioactivity; many discoveries of radiation are related to radium.

Dealing with uranium and radium, both highly hazardous elements, Lynn did not dare to be negligent. After separation, he encapsulated them inside the magic orbs. Whether magic could block the radiation still required further research and testing.

For now, it was merely for peace of mind…

The second thing that thrilled Lynn was that although he could not utilize "Advanced Material Decompilation Skill" to analyze and mimic these radioactive elements, simple manipulation was still feasible.

Yet, manipulating them felt like going back to his apprentice days handling elements—it was tiring and almost ineffective, consuming a great deal of magic power and spiritual power.

Seeing that the experiment of element separation was successful, Ailoke and others had already begun celebrating; they might be the first to have separated these elements from the Demon Stone.

"Ladies and gentlemen, it’s still too early to celebrate. The separation of elements is merely the first step. Next, we need to test their properties, quality, molecular weight, and density..."

Lynn suppressed the excited emotions of the crowd and distributed these test tasks, then he picked up a sheet of paper, pondering the construction of a spell model for nuclear explosion magic...

Creating an atomic bomb entirely through scientific means was indeed too troublesome, with countless technical problems to solve, so using the principles of nuclear explosions to develop magic was undoubtedly the best and fastest option...

The first task was how to gather large amounts of uranium-235 together.

Electromagnetic confinement might work... but after careful consideration, Lynn crossed out electromagnetic confinement because the strong electromagnetic field might affect the occurrence of the chain reaction.

Lynn thought for a moment and decided to use Magic Mimicry to mimic a robust element for the shell; that strange snake scale protection was quite effective, apparently modeled after some magical beast’s body structure, much more durable than steel...

The next consideration was how to achieve a "neutron source" through magical means, which was key to detonating nuclear weapons...

Finally, there was the problem of how to project this device far enough to avoid mutual destruction with the enemy!

Infinite problems surfaced in Lynn’s mind, and even with the assistance of an intelligent brain and access to the detailed theoretical knowledge in the Federation’s database, transforming nuclear explosion into magic was still overwhelming for Lynn...

...

In the following days, research on new elements and internal element structures had become a hot topic among all wizards, causing significant chaos, with more than thirty research accidents occurring.

Fortunately, such ’minor incidents’ were nothing unusual for wizards passionate about research. Whether it was the lead wizards conducting the experiments or the apprentices assisting, everyone knew to run fast when things went awry, and their protective measures were very effective, with no fatalities to date.

Only one unfortunate wizard who tried to use an explosion to shatter atoms had miscalculated the dosage and lost an arm. However, after drinking a bottle of limb-regeneration magic potion, he didn’t waste any time and plunged back into his research...

It wasn’t until the evening of the third day that the council convened everyone to share the latest research findings, and the wizards reluctantly left the laboratory.

Such discussions had become increasingly frequent lately. The previous method of individual, thoughtful contemplation was somewhat inappropriate.

After all, the threat posed by the Church was imminent, making every discovery significant. Frequent exchanges also facilitated a burst of inspiration.

Thanks to regular exchanges and experiments, since the theory of elemental divisibility was proposed, in just one week, two people had already been nominated for the Morning Star Medal, indicating the high level of importance the council placed on the subject.

This chapt𝓮r is updat𝒆d by ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom.

By the time Lynn arrived at the meeting room, it was already crowded, with many wizards looking disheveled and sporting heavy dark circles under their eyes, clearly from lengthy nights spent experimenting, and he was the last to arrive...