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Is the nuclear reaction in the sun the same as in nuclear bombs?
In the so-called "hydrogen bomb" or fusion bomb, yes, there is energy released from the same reaction (hydrogen fusing to helium) as in the Sun.However, many if not most atomic bombs are fission bombs that do not involve fusion. In a fission bomb, the nuclei of uranium atoms are split, converting some of their mass to energy.All current fusion bombs include fission reactions to trigger the greater energy release from fusion. But most of the energy in very large fission-fusion bombs comes from a third-stage reaction: the fusion causes an exceptionally powerful fission reaction in a uranium shell around the bomb. This called a Teller-Ulam device or fission-fusion-fission bomb.
How do stars produce large atoms?
Nuclear fusion. Stars like the sun are basically hydrogen bombs at their core. Hydrogen bombs are fusion bombs, building heavier elements up from hydrogen in their high pressure and temperature cores. All the chemical elements in your body apart from hydrogen were built up in stars that exploded long, long ago,
Where does fusion happen in the universe?
Do you know what nuclear fusion is?It is the process when two nuclei combine to create a bigger and denser nucleus.Where does it occur?It occurs in the universe and in labs. The process of fussion can be found in stars. That is why when you look up to stars in the night, they are bright. They use fusion to convert matter into light.Also...It also happens in "labs", where scientists make fusion occur in hydrogen bombs. Scientists are finding a way to make hydrogen bombs to be controlled while using fusion, because not all things that are radioactive are able to be controlled. They also believe that powerful energy will be released from the bomb "but" with very little pollution, not like other bombs that polluted the environment where they were tested at.
What can the amount of energy released during a solar flare be equal to?
The amount of energy released during a solar flare can be equivalent to millions of atomic bombs exploding simultaneously, which is estimated to be in the range of 1 x 10^24 to 4 x 10^26 joules.
What is going on inside the sun?
Inside the sun, nuclear fusion reactions occur where hydrogen atoms combine to form helium, releasing vast amounts of energy in the process. This energy, in the form of heat and light, creates the intense pressure and temperature required to sustain these fusion reactions and keep the sun shining.
What do Hydrogen bombs and stars both produce energy with nuclear?
Both hydrogen bombs and stars produce energy through nuclear fusion reactions that convert hydrogen atoms into helium. This process releases a tremendous amount of energy in the form of light and heat.
What do hydrogen bombs ands stars both produce nuclear with?
The process of fusion, where hydrogen is fused into heavier elements, releasing energy in the process.
What is the Difference in radiation - atomic vs hydrogen bombs?
Atomic bombs use nuclear fission, where heavy atomic nuclei split into smaller ones releasing energy and radiation. Hydrogen bombs use both nuclear fission and fusion, with fusion reactions involving the combining of light atomic nuclei to release even more energy and radiation. Hydrogen bombs are typically more powerful and produce higher levels of radiation compared to atomic bombs.
Hydrogen bombs and stars both produce energy with nuclear?
fusion reactions, where lighter elements combine to release tremendous amounts of energy. In stars, the fusion of hydrogen into helium powers their luminosity and heat. Hydrogen bombs use isotopes of hydrogen to trigger a controlled fusion reaction, releasing a massive amount of explosive energy.
What kind of nuclear energy is produced by hydrogen bombs and stars?
This is produced by nuclear fusion
Which is stronger Nuclear Bomb or Hydrogen Bomb?
Nuclear bombs is all types of bombs that use nuclear energy. It is not a type of bomb,just a category of bombs. hydrogen bomb is the strongest bomb ever, and its blast yield can go up to 100megatons of TNT.
Is an atom bomb the same as an atomic bomb?
Atomic bombs use nuclear fission to cause near perpetual chains of reactions. Nuclear warheads (Nukes) just sums up all the different types, including hydrogen bombs (which use nuclear fusion, a much more potent type of power) and atomic bombs. So yes, they are the same.
Is there nuclear energy in nuclear bombs?
Yes, there is nuclear energy in nuclear bombs. It is released in a few microseconds when they are detonated.
What type of nuclear energy do hydrogen bombs produce?
Fusion. However in standard fusion bombs about 90% of the yield comes from fission of Uranium-238 in the fusion tamper and radiation channel guide from fast 15MeV fusion neutrons.
What is the different between a nuclear bomb and an atom bomb?
Nuclear bombs before the 60s were referred to as atom bombs, because the term Nuclear hadn't been discover yet. Nuclear bombs today, are generally Hydrogen bombs, or fusion bombs. They are significantly more powerful, able to places about the size of Rhode Island. Atom bombs,which were mostly uranium and plutonium, lack the destructive power of Nuclear or Fusion bombs.
What do hydrogen bombs give off?
Hydrogen bombs give off a tremendous amount of energy in the form of heat, light, and radiation when they detonate. This energy release is the result of the nuclear fusion process that occurs in the bomb's core.
Hydrogen bombs use the same nuclear process that powers the?
Hydrogen bombs use the same process of nuclear fusionthat powers the Sun.
