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The smallest nuclear bombs are quite small. They are tactical weapons designed to be fired by a small crew and used at relatively close range. The Davy Crockett is one such weapon. It weighed 51 pounds (23 kg), had a three person crew and was intended to be used with a device that would send it 1.25 to 2.5 miles (roughly 2 to 4 km). It is rated at 10 or 20 tons of TNT, selectively.
The weapons used in Japan during World War II were rated at 12-15 kilotons of TNT (at Hiroshima) and 20-22 kilotons of TNT (at Nagasaki).
The largest nuclear bomb ever tested was the Soviet Tsar Bomba, at 50 megatons of TNT. It was designed so that, with alteration of materials used, it could yield 100 megatons of TNT.
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Why does a nuclear bomb cause such a large explosion?
Because it releases much more energy in a much shorter time than chemical explosives can.
Convert chemical energy into nuclear energy?
Chemical energy can be converted into nuclear energy through processes like nuclear fission or fusion. In nuclear fission, the nucleus of an atom is split into smaller parts, releasing a significant amount of energy. In nuclear fusion, nuclei are combined to form heavier nuclei, also releasing energy. These processes release a much larger amount of energy compared to chemical reactions.
What makes a nuke have such a big explosion?
A nuclear explosion is much more powerful than ordinary ones. This is because the energy does not come from chemical bonds (which can be fairly powerful), but from annihilation of matter. Fortunately it is only a tiny part of each atom's mass that is converted to energy, because by the formula E=mc2, every milligram of matter is the equivalent of an enormous amount of energy.The only way to release even more energy than that would be to combine particles of matter and anti-matter, which would fully destroy the two cataclysmically. Anti-matter is produced in the opposite reaction, by concentrating that level of energy in one place.
How much does nuclear energy cost?
That is impossible to answer. There are many kinds of chemical energy and each costs a different amount. AA batteries are chemical energy. A car battery is chemical energy. Gasoline is chemical energy. Food is chemical energy.
How is nuclear energy the same from other form of energy?
It is especially comparable to chemical energy, in that it involves forces between particles, and the corresponding potential energy. However, the forces between nucleons (protons and neutrons) for nuclear energy are much, much greater than the chemical forces between atoms, and the corresponding energies involved are therefore much greater.
How much energy was involved in the Big Bang event?
The Big Bang event involved an immense amount of energy, estimated to be equivalent to the explosion of billions of nuclear bombs.
Why do nuclear reactions release more energy than chemical reactions?
Nuclear reactions release more energy than chemical reactions because they involve changes in the nucleus of an atom, where much larger amounts of energy are stored compared to the energy stored in the electron shells involved in chemical reactions.
Is released during chemical reactions and is released during nuclear reactions?
Energy is released during both chemical and nuclear reactions, but the mechanisms and amounts differ significantly. In chemical reactions, energy is typically released or absorbed through the breaking and forming of chemical bonds. In contrast, nuclear reactions release energy due to changes in the nucleus of atoms, often involving the conversion of mass to energy as described by Einstein's equation, E=mc². Nuclear reactions generally release much more energy than chemical reactions.
What is the difference between a bomb and an nuclear bomb?
Basically, a conventional bomb uses a chemical explosive as the source of its destructive power. A nuclear weapon uses nuclear material to create an explosion. A nuclear explosion is much larger, and also emits ionizing radiation. A chemical weapon does not emit any radiation. A nuclear weapon's yield is measured in Kilotons (thousand tons). In very simplified terms, this means that a nuclear weapon with a 475 kiloton yield produces an explosion comparable to 475,000 tons of TNT (TNT is a chemical explosive). That's A LOT of TNT and it would take up a bit of space. A nuclear weapon with this yield may only be a few feet long and a foot wide, and the actual nuclear material may be the size of a grapefruit.
What energy is stored in nucleus?
The energy stored in the nucleus is nuclear energy, which is released during nuclear reactions such as fission or fusion. This energy is much more potent than chemical energy due to the large amount of energy stored in the nucleus of an atom.
What are the effects of EMP explosion on the body?
First of all, EMPs don't really explode like a nuclear bomb. It releases alot of energy like a nuclear bomb. EMP's do not affect the body... that much.
If a star is made of hydrogen why does it not ex plode?
If you refer to a chemical explosion of hydrogen, that requires not only hydrogen but also oxygen. Pure hydrogen will not explode - not in a chemical reaction. In fact, the hydrogen in a star produces much more energy than a chemical explosion, through nuclear fusion. A temperature of several million Kelvin is maintained in the core. What keeps the star together is its enormous gravity. However, some of the more massive stars can eventually produce the energy so quickly that they blow up. That's called a supernova.
