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The first two atomic bombs were set of in the atmosphere, they did not make a hole.
Later during the cold war, regulations prevented atmospheric/surface testing and the bombs were set off in deep holes that were pre-drilled in the ground. These holes were as deep as the engineers made them.
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How big was the explosion of the atomic bomb?
BIG
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 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
Why is the explosion from a atomic bomb so big?
Because the energy used/created is that which comes from the conversion of mass into energy, following Einstein's equation E=MC2.
How big of an explosion can a nuclear bomb make?
Big
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.
What are the two types of atomic bomb?
Fat boy was the big bomb and little boy was the smaller bomb.
What could been the causes for the big hole?
a bomb
What was the nickname of the atomic bomb droped on nagasaki?
big boy
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
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
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)
What would happen if an atomic bomb was dropped on a nuclear power plant?
Big boom!!
How much did the atomic bomb big boy weigh?
There was no atomic bomb called Big Boy. Perhaps you are confusing it with a restaurant chain that bombed :-)The two atomic bombs used in combat were Little Boy & Fat Man, their approximate weights were 9,000 pounds & 10,000 pounds respectively.
