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Nuclear bomb strength is expressed in terms of yield, equivalent to kilotons or megatons of TNT (trinitrotoluene); e.g., the Fat Man bomb dropped on Nagasaki, Japan, on August 9, 1945 had a yield of 21 kilotons, or 21,000,000,000 grams of TNT. This caused total destruction within a radius of 1.6 kilometers, temperatures within the blast radius of 7,000 degrees Fahrenheit, and winds of 624 miles per hour. It is estimated that up to 75,000 people were killed immediately.
Hydrogen bombs were made during the 1960s with theoretical estimated yields of 100 megatons, to give you an idea of how much force that is, the 1908 Tunguska comet or meteoroid event is estimated to have produced a force between 10 and 15 megatons; it destroyed 830 square miles of forest. The island of Manhattan is 22.96 square miles.
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Which is more destructive a nuclear bomb or a hydrogen bomb?
A hydrogen bomb (thermonuclear bomb) is more destructive than a regular nuclear bomb (fission bomb). Hydrogen bombs release much larger amounts of energy and have the potential to create significantly more devastation and damage.
Is a bomb a nuclear reaction?
No, a bomb is not necessarily a nuclear reaction. A bomb can be any device that is designed to explode and cause destruction, whereas a nuclear reaction involves the splitting or combining of atomic nuclei to release energy. Nuclear bombs, also known as atomic bombs, utilize nuclear reactions to produce a very powerful explosion.
What is the difference between an atomic bomb and a nuclear weapon?
An atomic bomb is a type of nuclear weapon that releases energy through nuclear fission (splitting of atomic nuclei). Nuclear weapon is a broader term that encompasses atomic bombs, as well as hydrogen bombs which release energy through nuclear fusion (combining atomic nuclei).
How to make nuclear bomb-?
To make a nuclear bomb, you need the fissionable material such as a Plutonium239 isotope, an explosive to start the nuclear chain reaction, a detonator, and a pusher.
What is an atom bomb?
The term atom bomb (or atomic bomb) usually refers to a bomb that obtains its energy solely through the process of nuclear fission.However technically the term is considered interchangeable with nuclear bomb, and can refer to any bomb obtaining its energy through either nuclear fission, nuclear fusion, or any combination of the two processes.
How strong was the nuclear bomb in Nagasaki?
It was the equivalent of 20 tons of dynamite.
Is a lahar the same power as a nuclear bomb?
No. A lahar carries far less power than a nuclear bomb. However, large explosive eruptions, which can lead to lahars, can be as strong as or stronger than a nuclear explosion.
What is the difference between nuclear bomb and plutonium bomb?
A nuclear bomb is any bomb with any nuclear or atomic material inside it, while a plutonium bomb is a specific type of nuclear bomb. Plutonium could be the nuclear material inside the bomb, and if it is, it's a plutonium bomb.
What is the best nuclear bomb?
The best nuclear bomb is the Tsar bomba
When did Germany make nuclear bomb?
Germany has not made a nuclear bomb.
Who is the father of nuclear bomb?
Robert Oppenheimer is the father of nuclear bomb.
What is a nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission?
A nuclear bomb or atomic bomb
Which bomb is deathly?
nuclear bomb
What were other option rather an atomic bomb?
Atomic bombs are a type of Nuclear bomb and there are 2 types of nuclear bombs. The second type of nuclear bomb is a hydrogen bomb.
What force explains the nuclear bomb explosion and radiation?
Mostly the strong force and weak force, these act in/on nucleus.
Can a beetle survive a nuclear bomb?
Probably not if the beetle is the explosion.
Why did the president invent a nuclear bomb?
No president invented any nuclear bomb.
