whats more powerful
2007-09-24 20:31:55 · 6 answers · asked by c d.o.t 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
is there a 200 Megaton bomb?
2007-09-24 20:40:01 · update #1
Hydrogen
Atomic = upto 500,000 tons of TNT
Hydrogen = over 50,000,000 tons of TNT
2007-09-24 20:34:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
An atomic bomb usually means a fission bomb, that uses a nuclear reaction to break apart Uranium or Plutonium atoms to make energy. A hydrogen bomb uses a fusion reaction to combine hydrogen atoms and release energy. A hydrogen bomb is much more powerful and can kill a lot more people. There is a theoretical limit to the largest possible fission bomb, but there is no theoretical limit to the size of a fusion bomb. In theory you could make one big enough to blow up the entire Earth.
2016-05-18 00:05:59 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, the hydrogen bomb is more powerfull. They use an atomic bomb just to set off the hydrogen bomb.
2007-09-24 20:37:59 · answer #3 · answered by Flying Dragon 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hydrogen bomb is more powerful than atomic bomb; besides, hydrogen bomb is non-radioactive.
2007-09-24 20:40:20 · answer #4 · answered by lixingsddx 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think that both bombs are powerful. I would go with hydrogen bomb. Atomic bomb came from hydrogen bomb.
2007-09-24 20:43:32 · answer #5 · answered by Darkskinnyboy 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hydrogen bomb proved to be more powerfull and less expensive to build.
2007-09-24 20:40:10 · answer #6 · answered by firetdriver_99 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋