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Atomic bombs and nuclear bombs are technically the same thing: bombs that get their energy from the atomic nucleus.
However there are two different processes for getting this energy: fission and fusion. Fission splits large nuclei into smaller ones, fusion joins small nuclei into larger ones. Both release energy from atomic nuclei.
Fission bombs are limited to a maximum yield of 500 KTon to 1 MTon, because if you put too much fuel in them they will be supercritical before you even want them to detonate and they will fizzle, giving negligible yield instead of the desired very high yield.
Fusion bombs have no such problem and can be made with as high a yield as desired, only limited by the capacity of the delivery vehicle.
However modern nuclear weapons are rarely made pure fission or fusion. They are instead made some mixture of both to meet mission requirements, delivery vehicle capability, and production costs. It has also been shown that bombs with yields over about 400 KTon rarely have practical military value, lower yield bombs do more damage per ton of yield than higher yield bombs do.
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How powerfull did the bomb committee say the first atomic bomb would be?
20 kilotons.
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 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).
What is another word for atomic?
If you mean "atomic" as in the Atomic Bomb, then the word "nuclear" could be substituted = Nuclear Bomb.
Does atomic explosion and nuclear explosion mean the same?
This question could be easily misconstrued. While atomic and nuclear explosion mean the same thing, and all atomic bombs are nuclear bombs, not all nuclear bombs are atomic bombs. The more powerful nuclear bombs are hydrogen bombs, and there is a very important fundamental difference between the two. ============================================================== A bomb is fission - the splitting of an atom H bomb is fusion - the joining together of atoms (and much more powerfull)
When did Pakistan explode their first atomic bomb?
18th May1998, but its not atomic bomb (its nuclear bomb)
What is a nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission?
A nuclear bomb or atomic bomb
Why was the atomic bomb nuclear?
That is by definition.
What is the difference between the nuclear reactions in a nuclear reactor and those in an atomic bomb?
Nuclear reactions in a nuclear reactor are controlled reactions. The reactions in the atomic bomb are not controlled reactions
What country are responsible of atomic bomb and nuclear bomb?
USA
Was an atomic bomb the same as being in the nuclear age?
No, they are not the same. The atomic bomb was a specific weapon developed during World War II, while the nuclear age refers to the period starting from when nuclear technology and weapons became a significant part of global affairs, which continued past the use of the atomic bomb.
Is an atomic bomb or a nuclear bomb more powerful?
The terms "atomic bomb" and "nuclear bomb" are general terms and can pretty much be used interchangeably. That said, there isn't any difference between them, and one is not more powerful than the other in that light.
