North Korea is threatening to test a hydrogen bomb, a weapon more powerful than the atomic bombs that devastated the Japanese cities of Nagasaki and Hiroshima during World War II. Here's how they differ.
Nuclear weapon One class of nuclear weapon is a fission bomb, also known as an atomic bomb or atom bomb. One class of nuclear weapon is the hydrogen bomb, which uses a fission reaction to "trigger" a fusion reaction. Energy production Fission is used in nuclear power plants. Fusion is an...
In an atomic bomb, neutrons react with a uranium atom to produce krypton, barium, and other products, which all release energy. What type of reaction is this? 1. Fusion \\2. Fission \\3. Decomposition\\4. CombustionWhat is nuclear chemistry?Complete the following fission reaction 1n0 ...
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