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Why was the nuclear atom important?

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Anonymous

14y ago
Updated: 8/18/2019

Not sure what you're asking here. There is no "nuclear atom", every atom has either nuclear bonding energy. Are you asking about the strong and weak nuclear force within the nucleus? Or the history of utilizing that nuclear energy from with in the atom for other uses (atomic bomb and nuclear power plants)?

I believe he was talking about the atoms used in nuclear explosions. The metal used is generally Plutonium. It is important because splitting it releases a crazy amount of energy. This energy can be used for killing people, or generating electricity, or even EMP's (electric magnetic pulse).

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