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The difference between an A-Bomb and H-Bomb is the energy reaction inside them, one of them is nuclear fusion and the other one is nuclear fission.

A-Bombs contain a unstable nuclei such as Uranium 235, whiles H-Bombs contain light stable isotopes of hydrogen and sometimes helium. Nuclear fusion is the merging of atoms/particles, whilst nuclear fission is the splitting and break down of a big unstable nuclei.

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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 elements are in the atomic bomb?

Uranium plutonium and hydrogen


Whats the difference between nuclear chemistry and nuclear energy?

Nuclear energy is, primarily, the controlled (or, in a bomb, the uncontrolled) release of binding energy (Strong Atomic Force) in the nucleus of an atom by the process of fission or fusion. All nuclear power plants and the Atomic bomb use fission. The Sun and the Hydrogen bomb use fusion1. Nuclear chemistry, on the other hand, is the interrelationship between electron fields of various atoms as they interact to form various compounds, releasing and/or absorbing energy as they do so. Instead of the Strong Atomic Force, the electron field participate in the Electromagnetic Force, one of the other three primary forces. (The other two being the Weak Atomic Force, and Gravity.) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1Technically, the Hydrogen bomb also uses fission. It requires so much energy to initiate the fusion reaction that we use an Atomic bomb to set off the Hydrogen bomb.


What is the difference between nuclear bomb and plutonium bomb?

A nuclear bomb is any bomb with any nuclear or atomic material inside it, while a plutonium bomb is a specific type of nuclear bomb. Plutonium could be the nuclear material inside the bomb, and if it is, it's a plutonium bomb.


What is the difference of a hrdrogen bomb and nuke?

A simple explanation is a hydrogen bomb is the first smallest form of a nuke.

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What is the difference between the atomic bomb and the hydrogen bomb?

fission vs fusion


What is the different between atomic bomb and hydrogen bombs?

A hydrogen bomb is an atom bomb; just one that uses hydrogen.


What is stronger between the atomic bomb and hydrogen bomb?

In general, a fusion bomb (hydrogen bomb) is more powerful than a fission (atomic) bomb. Fusion bombs use an atomic bomb to begin the fusion reaction.


What is the difference between an atomic bomb and a nuclear weapon?

Those are two different names for the same thing.There actually is not a difference in the atomic bomb and nuclear bomb. Saying 'Nuclear Bomb' is a modern way of saying 'Atomic Bomb'.


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 an 8 letter word that starts with an H and has to do with atomic?

Hydrogen is probably the word. Hydrogen bomb, atomic bomb...


What is used as a trigger in a hydrogen bomb?

An atomic bomb.


What new bomb was made after the atomic bomb by the us?

The hydrogen bomb.


What is the world's largest bomb?

In WW2 it was the Atomic bomb today it is the Hydrogen bomb.


Did the US develop the Hydrogen bomb or the Atomic bomb?

Yes, both.


What is the difference between a bagel and an atom bomb?

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


What is the fuse for hydrogen bomb?

An Atomic bomb is the detonator for a Hydrogen bomb to create enough heat for the fission - fusion chain reaction.