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Conventional bombs use chemical explosives. All of them. It is a chemical reaction that happens, and very rapidly, when the munition is detonated, and this creates a blast. All the conventional bombs work like this; they use chemical energy to create the energy of the weapon. The nuclear weapons are different, however. They use nuclear energy, and by tapping that, we can get a really big blast - one that dwarfs those of the conventional (chemical) weapons. If you are speaking of chemical weapons, these weapons disburse chemicals that do anything from incapacitate those exposed (like tear gas), to injure or kill victims, like sarin or other nerve agents do. The chemical weapons use a conventional charge to "open up" the canister and distribute (disburse) the chemical over as wide an area as practical (without letting it dilute too much). Chemical weapons attack the individuals exposed by getting in their eyes, in their lungs or on their skin. They then act on the targeted tissue or biochemicals within the body to do their damage.
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What was used before atomic bombs?
Conventional bombs - with chemical explosives.
Were conventional bombs used in World War 1?
Yes, early bombs were conventional artillery shells, but by the end of the war customized bombs were in production.
Is magnesium used for bombs?
Magnesium, white phosphorus, and jellied gasoline (napalm) are the typical fuels in conventional incendiary bombs. They are not used in conventional high explosive bombs or in nuclear bombs.
Why does an atomic bomb release more energy than a conventional chemical bomb?
An atomic bomb releases more energy than a conventional chemical bomb because the atomic bomb releases binding, or Nuclear Strong Force, energy while the conventional bomb releases chemical energy, and there is far more binding energy (hundreds and thousands of times) than there is chemical energy from the same mass of material.
What are conventional bombs?
The conventional bombs are the non-nuclear ones. They use a exotermic chemical reaction to obtain a sudden release of great amount of energy. In such weapons, nuclear fission and fussion are not significant source of energy, and radiocativity is not used as part of its offensive power. Regards, Mario/Brazil
Why are nuclear bombs more destructive than convectional bombs?
Nuclear bombs release energy from the nucleus of the atom, which is held together by the Strong Force. Conventional bombs release energy from the electron cloud of the atom, which is held to the nucleus by the Electromagnetic Force. The Strong Force is thousands of times stronger than the Electromagnetic Force and thus releases thousands of times as much energy.
What is the equivalent of conventional bombs to an atomic bomb of 1945?
About 20 kilotons of TNT. Assuming an average conventional bomb of the period weighed 200 pounds, one atomic bomb was equivalent to 200,000 conventional bombs.
What was before the atomic bomb?
conventional explosive and incendiary bombs. also poison gas bombs.
Why is the atomic bomb different from normal bombs?
conventional chemical bombs get their energy from the electromagnetic force of the 8 valence band electrons of the outermost S & P orbitalsnuclear bombs get their energy from the strong nuclear force that holds the nucleus of the atom togetherNote: both operate in accordance with E=Mc2, but as the strong force is several orders of magnitude stronger than the electromagnetic force several orders of magnitude more mass converts to energy in nuclear bombs than in conventional bombs.
What makes the atomic bomb different from other powerful bombs?
The atomic bomb involves a nuclear chemical change whereas conventional explosive only involve electrochemical changes.
Did convertional or nuclear bombs kill more people in Japan?
Conventional.
Is Dilsukhnagar bomb blast a nuclear accident?
no, they were conventional terrorist bombs.
