How powerful is the atomic bomb?

Answer 1

Atomic bombs come in a wide variety of sizes. Their explosive power is usually measured in terms of an equivalent number of tons of dynamite. Smaller bombs range in the kilotons (thousands of tons) while larger bombs are in the range of megatons (millions of tons). Even a small atomic bomb is extremely powerful, much more powerful than any conventional bomb. A large atomic bomb can destroy an entire city.

Answer 2

1. the MK-I Little Boy dropped on Hiroshima is estimated to have a yield of about 13 kilotons
2. the MK-III Fatman dropped on Nagasaki is estimated to have a yield of about 22 kilotons

Answer 3

1. Gadget about 20 kilotons: July 16, 1945 (proof test)
2. Little Boy about 15 kilotons: August 6, 1945 (combat)
3. Fatman about 21 kilotons: August 9, 1945 (combat)
4. Able about 23 kilotons: July 1, 1946 (effects test)
5. Baker about 23 kilotons: July 25, 1946 (effects test)

Answer 4

'Little Boy' as the 9,700 pound uranium bomb was called had the power of approx 15,000 tons of T.N.T.

Answer 5

Yields have varied from about 100 tons to 50 megatons, depending on design.

Answer 6

The yield of the explosion was later estimated at 15 kilotons (the equivalent of 15,000 tons of TNT).

Answer 7

The atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki was as powerful and explosive as 75 million sticks of dynamite.

Answer 8

There where 2 atomic bombs dropped on Japan. the one that dropped on Hiroshima was 13KT. the one dropped on Nagasaki was 21KT.

Answer 9

The atomic bomb dropped onto Nagasaki was called 'little boy'. The atomic bomb was as powerful and explosive as around 75 million sticks of dynamite.

Answer 10

That depends on its yield.