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The atomic bomb is powerful because it effects (causes) a conversion of some matter (mass) into energy.

Einstein's equation E=MC2 shows us that the amount of energy released (E) is equal to the mass (M) times the velocity of light (V) squared; and the velocity of light is a very large number (299,792,458 metres per second).

In an atomic bomb as the plutonium or uranium is bombarded by free neutrons, it splits into smaller atoms and there is a little bit of mass lost in the process. This mass loss is the energy released by the bomb and it is far more energy than can be achieved by a chemical reaction involving the same amount of material.

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