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A million tons of TNT is equivalent to a megaton or 4.184×1015 J of energy
This would devastate an area of roughly 3 miles or around 5kms with both shock pressure and heat and create a powerful seismic tremor of around magnitude 4+
It would also throw a vast amount of dust and debris and create a large Pyrocumulus cloud reaching 2-3 kilometers high.
Strong materials such as large pieces of metal would be thrown at supersonic speed over many kilometers creating large craters on impact far from the blast area.
Radius of destructive circle: 1.7 miles - Ninety-eight percent of the population in this area are dead.
Radius: 2.7 miles
5 psi
Virtually everything is destroyed between the 12 and 5 psi rings. The walls of typical multi-story buildings, including apartment buildings, have been completely blown out. The bare, structural skeletons of more and more buildings rise above the debris as you approach the 5 psi ring. Single-family residences within this this area have been completely blown away -- only their foundations remain. Fifty percent of the population between the 12 and 5 psi rings are dead. Forty percent are injured.
Radius: 4.7 miles
2 psi
Any single-family residences that have not been completely destroyed are heavily damaged. The windows of office buildings have been blown away, as have some of their walls. The contents of these buildings' upper floors, including the people who were working there, are scattered on the street. A substantial amount of debris clutters the entire area. Five percent of the population between the 5 and 2 psi rings are dead. Forty-five percent are injured.
Radius: 7.4 miles
1 psi
Residences are moderately damaged. Commercial buildings have sustained minimal damage. Twenty-five percent of the population between the 2 and 1 psi rings have been injured, mainly by flying glass and debris. Many others have been injured from thermal radiation -- the heat generated by the blast. The remaining seventy-five percent are unhurt.
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How many tons make a mega ton?
A megaton is equivalent to the destructive power of 1,000,000 (a million) tons of TNT. "Mega" is used as a prefix meaning "a million".
4 megatons equals how many tons?
Megaton and ton are different things: megaton is a unit of enery; ton a unit of weight. A megaton is the energy released from detonation of TNT. A ton is 2,000 pounds.
What is an example of paladrom?
no ion step on no pets tnt
What palindrome is short for explosion?
TNT (the dynamite that caused the explosion) pop (the sound a small explosion might make)
How big is a nuclear blast radius?
Little Boy was the nuclear bomb detonated over Hiroshima. It used uranium and had an explosive blast equivalent to 12,500 tons of TNT. A 1 megaton hydrogen bomb, hypothetically detonated on the earth's surface, has about 80 times the blast power of that 1945 explosion. Considering the tonnage of a bomb to be contant, The blast radius varies dependent on whether it is a ground burst or an airburst. Further, the height of the airburst above ground affects the radius too. At a height of 1900 feet above ground, Little Boy produced a blast radius of 1 mile; an area of some 4.7 square miles.
How many tons of tnt equals the power of a atom bomb?
that varies with yield, which is specified in tons of TNT and would thus be your answer. atomic bombs have been built and tested with yields from 10 tons of TNT to over 50 million tons of TNT.
What is 10 megatons?
mega = million. so megaton = million tons. Often used as a comparative power, where the tons referred to are tons of TNT. So, the Hiroshima bomb was about 20kt. = 20 000 tons of TNT. Naturally, this unit ignores effects beyond simple blast, effects such as heat and radiation.
How much TNT does it take to equal the magnitude of a 7.0 earthquake?
it takes about 180 tons of TNT
How many tons make a mega ton?
A megaton is equivalent to the destructive power of 1,000,000 (a million) tons of TNT. "Mega" is used as a prefix meaning "a million".
How much weight does a kiloton of TNT equal?
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.
How do you use the word megaton in a sentence?
This is a sentence! A megaton is an explosive force of 1 million tons of TNT.
What is the damage a magnitude 8 earthquake can cause?
A magnitude 8 earthquake can release as much energy as 6 million tns of TNT. It can cause severe damage to structures and can very fatal.
What are the strongest bombs?
Hydrogen bombs, which are nuclear weapons. One was the equal of 50 million tons of TNT explosives.
How much area can atomic bomb blow up?
Question as written cannot be answered as it depends on very many unspecified variables, the most important being the yield of the bomb which with already tested bombs can vary from as little as 10 tons TNT equivalent to over 50 million tons TNT equivalent.
Measure of a gig a ton in a nuke?
The gigaton is a measure of blast force, equivalent to a billion tons of TNT. The largest weapon ever made, the 50 megaton (million tons of TNT) Czar Bomba, has less than one hundredth of this.
What is A nuclear explosion which releases energy equivalent to seven million tons of TNT called?
Is called a 7 megaton burst
How much does shaq make as a tnt analyst?
1 million
