What is the similarities between an atomic bomb and nuclear bomb?

Answer 1

Both have critical mass and both use chain reactions

Answer 2

They can be the same or they can be different. Both are the same because they take their energy from the strong force that holds the atomic nucleus together. Whether they are fission or fusion bombs both contain a fission bomb.

Answer 3

Yes, both atomic bombs and nuclear bombs are names for bombs that take their energy from the atomic nucleus. These names are interchangeable.

However they can obtain this energy by fission, fusion, or some combination. In Fission bombs the energy comes from breaking up large atoms, like Uranium and Plutonium, into smaller atoms. In Fusion bombs the energy comes from joining up small atoms, like Deuterium and Tritium, into bigger ones.

Fusion bombs are sometimes referred to as Thermonuclear bombs, because it takes very high temperatures (about 10 million K) to ignite the reaction.

Answer 4

Both use nuclear fission to release energy

both use nuclear fission chain reaction and a uranium and/or plutonium based fuel. but that is where the similarities end, everything else is different.

Answer 5

both have chain reactions both have critical mass Apex as of Dec 8

Answer 6

They are both powered by a nuclear fission chain reaction.

Answer 7

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