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A Kiloton of TNT is not really a measure of weight but of explosive force.
A kiloton of TNT would would weigh 1000 metric tons or about 2.2 Million pounds. But a kiloton of water, feathers, bricks.. would also weigh 2.2 Million pounds.
A kiloton of TNT has the energy of 4.2 × 1012 joules or 4 Billion BTU's which would be enough energy to raise the temperature of 2 Million tons of Water 1 degree F.
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What could 500 tons of TNT destroy?
That is difficult to predict, but 500 tons of TNT is half a kiloton. Half a kiloton of TNT could probably flatten eight square blocks of a city - maybe more.
How big is a nuclear bomb?
Nuclear weapons currently produced are between the sizes of a microwave oven and a pickup truck. The smallest have an explosive yield in the sub-kiloton range, and the largest are equal to between 5 and 20 megatons of TNT. For a nuclear bomb, most of the size and weight is shielding, to protect the handlers from the radiation from the bomb core.
How much TNT is in a Plutonium Bomb?
Nuclear weapons with plutonium don't contain TNT.
Other than radiation is a nuclear explosion more destructive than a conventional explosion with the same yield and is the way the energy is being released portioned differently in a nuclear explosion?
Yes. an X kiloton of Nuclear bomb vs X kiloton of RDX/TNT. Nuclear Explosion is more destructive because apart from Shock wave and cloud of fire it will make the entire region Radio Active which will not only destroy the life and life forms currently present but will ruin that area for ages to come.
What is the cost of a w54 warhead?
The W54 nuclear warhead used in the Davy Crocket, AIM-26 Falcon air-to-air missile and the SADM atomic demolition munition was a variable yield, linear implosion warhead most likely with an unreflected bare ovoid pit. It boasted a variable yield of 0.01 kilotons (10 tons of TNT) or a variable yield variant of between 0.02 kilotons-1 kiloton. (20 tons of TNT - 1000 tons of TNT) The cost to develop this weapon is not that easy to find, but many estimates and research have shown a price of anywhere from 14 - 40 million per weapon, not including the delivery system.
Why was the atomic bomb dropped on Japan in world war 2 have so much TNT?
The bomb did not have tnt. The atomic power is measurred using tnt was the base. TNT is a unit of energy equal to 4.184 gigajoules, which is approximately the amount of energy released in the detonation of one ton of TNT, and a bomb with one kiloton has the blast compared to one ton of tnt.
What could 500 tons of TNT destroy?
That is difficult to predict, but 500 tons of TNT is half a kiloton. Half a kiloton of TNT could probably flatten eight square blocks of a city - maybe more.
Is hypothetically setting off a thousand tons of TNT the same as a 1 kiloton nuclear blast if not what are the differences?
A 1 kiloton nuclear blast has the equivalent explosive force of detonating 1 kilotons of TNT.
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.
How much TNT does it take to equal the magnitude of a 7.0 earthquake?
it takes about 180 tons of TNT
What is the difference between 1 kiloton and 1 mile?
1 kiloton is a unit of explosive energy equivalent to 1,000 metric tons of TNT. It measures the power of an explosion. Mile, on the other hand, is a unit of distance that measures how far something is. These two units measure completely different quantities - one measures energy and the other measures distance.
How big is a nuclear bomb?
Nuclear weapons currently produced are between the sizes of a microwave oven and a pickup truck. The smallest have an explosive yield in the sub-kiloton range, and the largest are equal to between 5 and 20 megatons of TNT. For a nuclear bomb, most of the size and weight is shielding, to protect the handlers from the radiation from the bomb core.
What is 1 atom bomb equal to?
its equal to 20000 tons of tnt
How much TNT is in a Plutonium Bomb?
Nuclear weapons with plutonium don't contain TNT.
What would 15000 volts to 30000 volts of electricity equal in TNT?
1 ton
How much does the mod too much tnt cost ps3?
£1
How much does tnt weigh?
What volume of TNT?1 stick of "Hercules C" class dynamite weighs about 0.62 lbs.
