The original attomic bombs were fission weapons- heavy elements such as uranium and plutonium were fissioned (broken apart) into lighter elements, releasing energy. So called hydrogen bombs use fusion as part of their process. Very light elements, such as hydrogen, are fused (mashed together) and become heavier elements, releasing energy. You should note that fusion bombs usually use a fission weapon to start the nuclear reaction.
A hydrogen bomb is an atom bomb; just one that uses hydrogen.
fission vs fusion
Atom Bomb = Uranium H-Bomb = Hydrogen
A bomb that splits a hydrogen atom, which literally explodes the air.
An atomic bomb, also known as a fission bomb, relies on nuclear fission, the splitting of atoms, to release energy. A hydrogen bomb, or thermonuclear bomb, uses a two-stage process involving both nuclear fission and fusion, combining atomic nuclei, to release a significantly larger amount of energy than an atomic bomb. Hydrogen bombs are more powerful and destructive than atomic bombs.
if the bomb is a fission bomb it will use uranium 235 for fuel. if the bomb is a thermonuclear bomb (fusion) it will use the element hydrogen and an isotope of hydrogen for fuel.
No. Atomic bombs use fission, hydrogen bombs use fusion (and are more powerful)
Hydrogen bomb
Yes. Later, the Hydrogen Bomb used fission/fusion.
da difference between a bagel and an atomic bomb is dat a bagel is something dat u eat and an atomic bomb is something dat is used n war and to blow up something like Hiroshima
Hydrogen bomb gets some of its energy from fusion, uranium or plutonium bomb gets all of it from fission. Either can be more powerful, depending on the design. The most powerful bombs built have all been hydrogen bombs.
An atomic bomb is a fission bomb, which uses a type of heavy radioactive metal (usually uranium 235 or plutonium 239). Neutrons split this metal up, resulting in a release of a lot of energy (this is what happens in nuclear power stations). A hydrogen bomb is a fusion bomb, which comes in two parts: a fission device (A-bomb) and a fuel cell composed of hydrogen. The fission device is detonated and the radiation fuses the hydrogen together to form helium, thus also releasing a lot of energy (this is what happens in stars).