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1 million tons = 2 billion pounds
or more commonly used as a measure of energy release in a nuclear bomb
4.184 petajoules
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How many pounds are in megaton?
mega roughly means million, so 1 megaton = 1 million tons. "Mega" means one million, ie 1 followed by six zeros. So a megaton means one million tons. "Mega" means one million, ie 1 followed by six zeros. So a megaton means one million tons.
How many ounces is in 20 mega tons?
20 Megaton [Mt] = 705479238991.61 Ounce [oz]
How many ounces is in 200 mega tons?
200 Megaton [Mt] = 7054792389916.1 Ounce [oz]
Which is more damaging Atom bomb or megaton bomb?
Well there is no "Megaton" bombs, but there are hydrogen bombs in the megaton range and they are a lot more powerful. An Atomic bomb can destroy a city. A Hydrogen bomb can destroy a country.
What is the largest megaton bomb?
atom bomb
How strong are the nuclear bombs made today compared with the atomic bombs you dropped on japan?
In very round figures modern fusion bombs have yields in the range from 200 kilotons to 400 kilotons with a small number over 1 megaton. The two fission bombs dropped on Japan were 15 kilotons & 22 kilotons respectively.
What is the biggest nuke on earth?
The "Tsar Bomba" was the biggest bomb ever detonated, at 50 megatons. The U.S has bombs ranging in yield of 0.01 Kilotons, to about 1 Megaton. The reason for 1 megaton, is that there is no real benefit of having them any bigger.
Does the US have a 200 megaton nuclear bomb?
No, the largest ever built were 25 megaton warheads for the Titan II. But these were never installed on missiles, instead 9 megaton warheads were used. All Titan ICBMs are long retired and there were only 50 built total. Currently the largest yield US bombs are roughly 600 kilotons.
What is the difference between 1 megaton and 1 kiloton?
Let's remove the term "ton" from the words. Then we're left with Mega and Kilo. Mega is a shortened term for 1,000,000 and Kilo is a shortened term for 1,000. Therefore 1 Mega ÷ 1 Kilo = 1,000 Kilotons in 1 megaton.
How many nuclear bombs does India have?
100-140 warheads of 5 kilotons to 250 kilotons
How much power is in a megaton bomb?
A 1 Megaton (million ton) nuclear warhead has the destructive power of 1 million tons of TNT.The measurement comes from the use of TNT's explosive power in quantity. The Trinity test site at Alamogordo, New Mexico, prior to the first nuclear test, was calibrated using TNT prior to the main test.
How many joules in 1 megaton?
1 megaton TNT = 4.184 petajoules ( 4.184 x 1015 J )
How many people are there in a megaton plane?
2,000
How many pounds equal a megaton?
Well, mega means a million, so one megaton is basically a million pounds.
If I have 140 kilotons then how many pounds would this be?
It is 308647167 pounds.
4 megatons equals how many tons?
Megaton and ton are different things: megaton is a unit of enery; ton a unit of weight. A megaton is the energy released from detonation of TNT. A ton is 2,000 pounds.
How many kilotons was the hiroshima bomb?
About .02 megatons. It was a twenty kiloton bomb. A mere firecracker compared to today's whizbangs.
