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Crossroads Able, airdrop over Bikini atoll in summer 1946. This was an airburst effects test of a "stockpile" bomb. It was almost certainly a MK-4 (improved composite core implosion device in a much lighter and easier to assemble casing than the MK-3 Fatman).
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What are some chemical reactions in the atomic bomb?
electrical battery chemistryconventional explosive detonation chemistry
What kind of radiation is only emitted during detonation?
detonation of an atomic bomb? I believe it is gamma radiation.Fallout emits large amounts of gamma.It is neutrons.
How many feet did they drop the atomic bomb?
from roughly 30,000 feet to detonation at roughly 1500 feet.
What is the detonation velocity of an atomic bomb?
In excess of 50,000 meters/second, but the exact velocity depends on yield.
What happened to the fourth atomic bomb that wasn't used during 1945?
There was no 4th atomic bomb.
Why did the detonation of the atom bomb cause the cold war?
The use of the atomic bombs in 1945 did not 'cause the Cold War'.
When did us scientists test the atomic bomb?
The first detonation of a nuclear device was the Trinity Detonation on July 16, 1945 35 miles southeast of Socorro, New Mexico
How do you use detonation in a sentence?
The detonation of the bomb seemed fast approaching and inevitable.
What causes the smoke trails when an atomic bomb is detonated?
Smoke rockets launched just before the detonation of a test device to help measure the blast wave.
When was the detonation of the first nuclear bomb?
1945
When was the first detonation of a nuclear bomb?
1945
Detonation of a fusion type hydrogen bomb is started by?
Detonating a fission bomb.
