"There are 140 times more U-238 atoms than U-235 atoms in natural uranium, and separating these 'sisters' would be necessary before a bomb could be made. Since the two isotopes were of the same element, separation could not be done chemically, only physically."
- S. L. Sanger, Working on the Bomb: An Oral History of WWII Hanford, p.11-12
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