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Yes. In fact, any large explosion(atomic or otherwise)which occurs on or near the ground will cause a mushroom cloud. This is because the explosion creates a mass of superheated air and debris, which will expand and rise upwards because its density is less, and its temperature higher, than the surrounding air; basically the same principle that causes hot-air balloons to rise. This is what gives you the iconic "mushroom" cloud. About the only time you wouldn't expect to see such a cloud is if the detonation occurs deep under ground or water, or at extremely high altitudes.
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What type of cloud results from an atomic bomb explosion?
a radioactive fallout cloud
Why does the hydrogen bomb make a mushroom cloud?
Every explosion happening in an atmosphere makes a mushroom cloud; whether the explosion is a tiny firecracker, a hand grenade, a conventional bomb (e.g. the three explosions shown in the photo above), an atomic bomb, a hydrogen bomb, an explosive volcanic eruption, a meteor exploding in midair due to thermal stresses (e.g. comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 at Jupiter), a meteor impact making a crater, etc. How visible the mushroom cloud is and how long it persists depends on the yield of the explosion (how big it was in terms of energy released). The mushroom shape is simply an effect of buoyancy: hot gasses produced by the explosion are less dense than the surrounding air so they rise with the cap of the mushroom being a toroidal vortex (similar to a smoke ring).Similar clouds can be observed in the smoke above large fires and water vapor above cooling towers, but usually missing a well defined cap.Underground salt domes (that contain petroleum and natural gas) result from the same density phenomenon, with less dense salt rising through more dense rock. However here in most cases only the cap remains without the stem.
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 link between an atom and an atomic bomb?
an atom is the basic unit of a chemical element, it is composed of protons and neutrons in a tiny nucleus and electrons in an extended cloud around that nucleus.an atomic/nuclear bomb is a type of bomb that obtains its energy from reactions occurring inside the nucleus of the atoms, instead of from reactions occurring in the extended cloud of electrons as conventional bombs do.the fatman atomic bomb used in ww2 weighed 5 tons, without its plutonium core it is only a 5 ton blockbuster conventional bomb having a yield just under 5 tons of TNT; with the plutonium core it is an atomic bomb having a yield of 22,000 tons of TNT. this is an increase in yield of 4,400 times, by using the energy of the nucleus instead of the electrons!
Picture of the ingredients of atomic bomb?
I suggest Richard Rhodes book The Making of the Atomic Bomb.
Why does a mushroom cloud form after a nuclear bomb explosion?
Gravity if forming the clouds from the atomic bomb.
What prompted the pilot of the enola gay to say MY God?
When he saw the mushroom cloud rise from the atomic bomb he just dropped.
What are some the effects of the atomic bomb?
sound waves, a big mushroom cloud of smoke, bright light, and devestating effects
Why does Black Rain fall in the aftermath of dropping an atomic bomb?
Black rain spreads the radiation after an atomic bomb. The mushroom cloud puts radiation in the atmosphere, which becomes the black rain. Black rain is the main cause for widspread cancers and other sicknesses after an atomic bomb.
Can a nuclear bomb explode in space and produce a mushroom cloud?
No
What is the huge cloud that an atomic bomb produces made of?
The famous 'Mushroom Cloud' is made by a combination of gases and ash. The gases are sulphur, hydrogen, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and many more.
Is atomic blast the same as atomic bomb?
No. The bomb is the actual device that is dropped from a specific height in the air. The blast occurs before it hits the ground. I am sure you have seen pictures of the mushroom cloud. Well, the blast was before that. It was a bright flash that could blind a person.
What type of cloud results from an atomic bomb explosion?
a radioactive fallout cloud
What is the meaning of 15 kilotons of energy?
Kilotons are used to measure the power of atomic bombs. A kiloton is the power equivalent of 1000 tons of TNT, a chemical explosive used in bombs. A 15 kiloton atomic bomb has the power of 15,000 tons of TNT.
What happens when a atomic bomb explodes?
When an atomic bomb explodes it forms a mushroom cloud, the explosion gives off EMP or Electro Magnetic Pulse, the explosion is huge and can destroy so much for miles, and the explosion gives off huge amounts of radiation so if you survive the explosion you can suffer or die from the radiation after the bomb blew up.
How did the communists takeover china and the soviet explosion of an atomic bomb affect the US?
Well the most reasons were that the atomic bomb did not only kill so many in the explosion but many more when the mushroom cloud started cancer all across china. That still effects china today with probloms about cancer
What was the height of atomic bomb?
Height of what?the devicethe detonationthe top of initial fireballthe top of the mushroom cloudall of the aboveAlso which bomb/shot?
