what basic info canyou tell me about atom bombs?

Answer 1

Pretty damn loud.

Answer 2

Bombard Uranium or Plutonium isotopes with neutrons and watch the energy released. First you must master the enrichment process. This involves engineering thousands of centrifuges which spin a gas made from uranium ore, a difficult operation. This will get you the weapons grade uranium/plutonium.

Then you have to learn how to trigger a nuclear explosion and make a device small enough to be carried by an aircraft or missile. ...no small engineering feat.

The following site is a nuclear effects calculator showing the damage done to variuos US citites:

Answer 3

An atom bomb works by initiating a nuclear chain reaction, which releases a huge amount of energy relative to conventional explosives. Per unit volume, an atom bomb may be millions or billions of times more powerful than TNT. The first atomic explosion occurred on 16 July 1945 at the Alamogordo Test Range in New Mexico, during a test called Trinity. It was developed during the top secret Manhattan Project, which was directed by General Leslie R. Groves of the US Army.

Nuclear reactions occur when neutrons are fired at closely packed atoms with heavy nuclei (uranium or plutonium isotopes). These heavy nuclei break apart into lighter nuclei when hit by a neutron, in turn generating more neutrons which bombard other nuclei, creating a chain reaction. This process is known as fission. (Another process known as fusion releases energy by fusing together nuclei rather than breaking them apart.) By breaking down the nuclei themselves rather than releasing energy through a conventional chemical reaction, atom bombs can release more than 80 terajoules of energy per kilogram (TJ/kg).

In the earliest bombs, the chain reaction was initiated simply by firing two half-spheres of high purity uranium isotope at one another in a small chamber. In updated designs, a uranium or plutonium bomb core is surrounded by high-explosive lenses designed to compress the core upon detonation. The compressed core goes critical, initiating a chain reaction that persists until many of the heavy nuclei have been broken apart.

The atom bomb and its cousin the hydrogen bomb have probably been the most powerful weapons in the world since their creation many decades ago. Large bombs can destroy entire cities. Thousands of atom bombs have been detonated, though only two have been used in warfare - both used by the US against Japan during World War II. There are seven countries that openly declare possessing nuclear weapons; the United States, Russia, the United Kingdom, France, the People's Republic of China, India and Pakistan. The world currently possesses enough nuclear capability to make the human race go extinct many times over.

Answer 4

Hi. Two things, both interesting. The bomb which was used over Japan changed a total of 3 grams of matter into energy. At the time it was the loudest event ever made by mankind at well over 230 dB. The sound alone would kill.

Answer 5

A sphere with charges around it that compress the center to a state in which the atoms of the internal material (usually plutonium) split which causes a huge expansion of pressure.

Answer 6

They saved millions of American, British and Japanese lives during world war 2. If not for the bomb, US & UK would have invaded Japan. The Rulers had already decided that every woman and child should die defending their home soil.
The Bomb ended the war early and actually saved lives.

Answer 7

Is there "basic" info when referring to nuclear technology?

Try here first. It's fairly "basic":

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_weapon

Answer 8

that discussions regarding bombs are probably closely watched, dummy.

Answer 9

They are big bombs

Answer 10

They can cause a lot of damage when detonated.

Answer 11

They go bang.