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The bombs used in ww2:
- Gadget, sphere 5 feet in diameter, weight 10000 pounds, yield ~20 kilotons
- Little Boy, 10 feet long and 4 feet in diameter, weight 9000 pounds, yield ~13 kilotons
- Fatman, 10 feet long and 5 feet in diameter, weight 10000 pounds, yield ~22 kilotons
- SADM, sphere 11 inches in diameter, weight 50 pounds, yield 10 tons to 1 kiloton depending on configuration
- Ivy Mike, 20 feet tall and 6.7 feet in diameter, weight 164000 pounds, yield 10 megatons
- Tsar Bomba, 26 feet long and 6.9 feet in diameter, weight 60000 pounds, yield 50 to 58 megatons (depending on method of measurement)
- etc.
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How big was the explosion of the atomic bomb?
BIG
How big was the nuclear bomb?
The atomic bomb, formed my nuclear fission? that was dropped by Americans on japan? well first, there was 2 of them and to answer your question HUGE Atomic bombs are measured by the mega tonne. That is the equivalent of 1 million tons of TNT. So a 50 mega tonne bomb is the equivalent of 50,000,000 tonnes of TNT exploding. The actual size of the bomb can be anything from a giant rocket to the size of a suitcase
Can a nuclear bomb or reaction blow up a whole state?
Yes and no depending on the size of the bomb or reaction and also the size of the state if it was Texas the bomb or reaction would have to be as big as or bigger then an apartment room.But a nuclear bomb isn't the most powerful bomb in the world the most powerful bomb is a hydrogen bomb.
Was the atomic bomb the worlds biggest nuclear explosion?
No. Hydrogen Bombs have been detonated that make the atomic bomb look small in comparison. The Atomic Bombs dropped on Japan in WW2 were 25 Kton (equivilent to 25000 tons of dynamite), while H bombs can be as big as several hundred Megaton (million tons of dynamite)
How big would the nuclear bomb be to wipe out a nation?
That would depend on the size of the nation. Which might you be referring to?
What would happen if an atomic bomb was dropped on a nuclear power plant?
Big boom!!
How was the atomic bomb a big advance in technology?
Mostly power because if you did not do what a country who possesed a atomic they threatened to blow you up
How big was the explosion of the atomic bomb?
BIG
What is the name of nagasaki bomb?
There was no "Poison", it was just an atomic bomb.
How big was the first atomic bomb?
The first atomic bomb detonated was the Trinity Test Bomb on July 16, 1945. It had the estimated explosive power eqivalent of 20,000 Tons of TNT. It was identical to the bomb dropped on Nagasaki 3 weeks later. The Hiroshima bomb was of a different design and was about 15,000 Tons equvalent.
What are the two types of atomic bomb?
Fat boy was the big bomb and little boy was the smaller bomb.
What was the nickname of the atomic bomb droped on nagasaki?
big boy
How big was the nuclear bomb?
The atomic bomb, formed my nuclear fission? that was dropped by Americans on japan? well first, there was 2 of them and to answer your question HUGE Atomic bombs are measured by the mega tonne. That is the equivalent of 1 million tons of TNT. So a 50 mega tonne bomb is the equivalent of 50,000,000 tonnes of TNT exploding. The actual size of the bomb can be anything from a giant rocket to the size of a suitcase
What was the first atomic bomb dropped on a city called?
Big boy
What was J Robert Oppenheimer's big discovery?
Robert Oppenheimer's big discovery was the atomic bomb
Where was announcement of dropping of atomic bomb?
Leaflets were dropped over Japan warning them of a "big bomb" but not naming it as an atom bomb. They were told to get their government to surrender or the big bomb would be dropped. The Military Leaders were asked to surrender again.
Was Indonesia affected by the atomic bomb?
No, an atomic bomb is not that big! The only thing that oculd have happened was some form of radiation fallout could have blown across the sea (which is what happed at Chenobyl)
