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The term atomic bomb is a general one. It refers to any kind of nuclear weapon. But there are basically a couple of different types of nuclear weapon: the fission weapon, and the fusion weapon. (We can split hairs and add some, but let's not.) In a "regular" atomic or nuclear weapon, a fission weapon, subcritical masses of fissile material, usually plutonium, are driven together by conventional explosives and the thing goes off. Boom! There is fission, but no fusion. That differentiates this type of weapon from a fusion device. The term fusion deviceis used to talk about what used to be called the hydrogen bomb. The fusion weapon must have a fission device to create the heat necessary for fusion to occur, and it uses the fission bomb to "trigger" fusion in that light. If someone uses the term "fission bomb" in a presentation, they are not talking about the so-called hydrogen bomb or any fusion weapon - if they are using the term correctly.
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B29 that dropped the Atomic Bomb?
The B-29 super fortress that dropped the first atomic bomb was called Enola Gay (named after the pilots mother)
Why Germany did not drop atomic bomb?
Germany never had an atomic bomb.
When was the last atomic bomb explosion in the US?
On July 16th 1945, the US tested their atomic bomb called Trinity in the Jornada Del Muerto desert in New Mexico. This test often marks the beginning of the Atomic Age, as the Trinity tests were followed by the atomic bomb in Nagaski, Japan in August 1945.
Was there any technology during the Holocaust?
Atomic Bomb Atomic Bomb
Why did they make the Atomic Bomb?
the atomic bomb was made to end the world war 2
Who was the inventor listed on British patent 630726 - sometimes called the atomic bomb patent?
Leo Szilard.
What did sadako call the atomic bomb?
well,first off..he called the atomic bomb something important in history and important in real life.i dont really know what she called the atomic bomb..BUT she called cancer the atomic bomb disease..interesting huh?
Who did the atomic bomb?
China made the Atomic Bomb, no china did not make the atomic bomb. the united states made the abomb and it was called the mannhattan project
Atomic bomb survivors were called?
Hibakusha.
atomic bomb?
much more powerful than other bomb ,also called a neuclear bomb
What is the energy emitted from an atomic bomb called?
Radiation
What was the third atomic bomb called?
Little Boy
What was it called when the US dropped the atomic bomb on Japan?
It was called war.
Why is an atomic bomb called a nuke?
Well I am pretty sure they call an atomic bomb nukes because atomic bombs and be called nuclear bombs. So instead of calling these super long name they made the bomb a short nick name a nuke
What were the first two WW2 atomic bombs made of?
The first a-bomb called (Little Boy) was a uranium gun-type atomic bomb.The second a-bomb called (Fat Man) was a plutonium implosion-type bomb.
What is the difference between an atom bomb and an atomic bomb?
The atomic bomb killed millions of people in just one bomb , the napalm on the other hand , was nothing like it . Napalm is a chemical device ... it produces fire (it's also called jellied gasoline). An atomic bomb is a nuclear device ... and puts out considerably more energy.
What is the Name of the atomic bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima in 1945?
An atomic bomb called Fat Man, developed in the Manhattan Project, WAS dropped onto the city of Hiroshima on 8/9/1945.
