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Nuclear reactions that occur in nuclear bombs and nuclear reactors are not chemical reactions, strictly speaking. Chemical reactions involve the formation and breaking of bonds through the sharing of electrons which are outside of the nucleus, while nuclear reactions involve the formation breaking of atomic nuclei. Keep that distinction in mind as you read this answer.
Hydrogen bombs fuse two nuclei to form a new nucleus. Atomic nuclei are composed of two types of smaller parts, called protons and neutrons. A hydrogen atom composed of one proton and one neutron are smashed into another hydrogen atom composed of one proton and two neutrons. A new atom is formed, a helium atom with two protons and two neutrons. The extra neutron flies away as well.
It turns out that this new nucleus and the extra neutron have less energy than the two starting hydrogen atoms. The extra energy is released as heat and light. This amount of energy is rather large (as far as the atomic scale is concerned), and when a very large number of these nuclear reactions occur, as in a hydrogen bomb, the total amount of energy can be enormous.
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Hydrogen bomb compared with atomic bomb?
A hydrogen or fusion bomb will be ten times more powerful than the original fission atomic bomb.
What is the molecular formula of a hydrogen bomb?
There is no such thing. The hydrogen bomb is a very complicated mechanism, not a chemical!
What does H stand for in chemistry?
"H" stands for Hydrogen in the periodic table.
Who invented the nitrogen bomb?
no such thing. maybe you meant hydrogen bomb.
How powerful is a hydrogen bomb?
A hydrogen bomb is approximately 4.87 times more powerful than an atom bomb. What makes these bombs so powerful is that hydrogen is an extremely inflammable and explosive gas. When the bomb is released, the special coating used on its shell captures tons of friction, which heats the bomb. Then the detonator button is pressed, and the bomb blows up. Also, if the bomb comes in contact with the ground, before the button is pressed, then the heat absorbed by the bomb will set fire to the hydrogen inside and blow the bomb up.
What famous people were born in Hungary?
Related to Chemistry - I would have to say Ed Teller, the father of the hydrogen bomb.
Which is more destructive a nuclear bomb or a hydrogen bomb?
the hydrogen bomb, is a nuclear bomb
What is degree of destroy that hydrogen bomb can do?
What size of Hydrogen Bomb? How many megatons? the biggest size of hydrogen bomb can done ...........
What is the different between atomic bomb and hydrogen bombs?
A hydrogen bomb is an atom bomb; just one that uses hydrogen.
What bomb was made after the A-bomb?
The Hydrogen bomb.
What bomb was invented after the a-bomb?
The Hydrogen Bomb .
What is an h-bomb?
hydrogen bomb
Who was using the hydrogen bomb?
the hydrogen bomb has never been used in war
What was hydrogen bomb?
A bomb that splits a hydrogen atom, which literally explodes the air.
What is the most giant hydrogen bomb?
The 50 Megaton "Tsar Bomba" hydrogen bomb tested by the USSR in 1961 is the strongest hydrogen bomb ever detonated. The 10 Megaton "Ivy Mike" hydrogen bomb tested by the U.S. in 1952 is the physically largest hydrogen bomb ever detonated.
What is the definition of the H-Bomb?
Hydrogen- Bomb
Name of h-bomb?
Hydrogen Bomb
