2007-12-18 01:19:07 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
There are two kinds of nuclear bombs, based on fission and fusion.
A hydrogen bomb is based on fusion, and is more powerful.
2007-12-18 01:22:04 · answer #1 · answered by Sciman 6 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Ok, a nuclear bomb is really an atomic bomb. Nowadays we call all weapons using atoms "nuclear bombs." An atom bomb is weaker than a hydrogen bomb. Atom bombs usually use uranium or plutonium. These atoms are alot more complex than simple hydrogen. Hydrogen releases all its energy much quicker. Since hydrogen fuses with other atoms it does not result in radiation. The sheer size of the blast would probably be far more catastrpohic though. Atom bombs leave radioactivity because they are fission bombs. This means that atoms hit each other. when they hit each other they release electrons or negatively charged atom energy. This then goes through peoples body and posions them. hydrogen fuses with other aoms but doesn;t release energy just creates explosion.
2016-05-24 21:30:20 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well this is out of my league. I understanding is as follows. A Nuclear bomb destroys everything, Living and buildings for up miles. Look what 2 did in WWII. Hydrogen bombs take out buildings at the detention site, but kills only living things for a set distance.
Which one is more poerful I don't really know. I do know most of our missles carry up to 8 warheads, and are about 52kilo tons or about 5 times the Hiroshima bomb
2007-12-18 01:39:26 · answer #3 · answered by pgmurry 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The question is not properly phrased. The so-called hydrogen bomb is a fusion bomb (atoms are brought together and fused into heavier elements, thus releasing large quantities of energy), the fission bomb (or nuclear bomb) is based on the splitting of atomic nuclei. Fusion takes tremendous energy initially. The hydrogen bomb starts off with the explosion of a nuclear (fission) device to overcome the repulsion forces in the nuclei of the deuterium and tritium, when the D-T reaction takes place, helium is formed and the resultant energy release is an order of magnitude larger than the fission energy it took to produce the reaction.
2007-12-18 01:26:51 · answer #4 · answered by Mike 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Both are considered nuclear weapons. However a hydrogen bomb operates on the fusion principle rather than the fission principle employed by plutonium bombs. Fusion bombs typically have a higher kilo or megaton ratio when comparing size vs. yield.
2007-12-18 01:23:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nope. Hydrogen bombs are a more powerful form of nuclear bombs.
2007-12-18 01:22:20 · answer #6 · answered by Skunk 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
A hydrogen bomb is a nuclear bomb. In a hydrogen bomb, hydrogen atoms are driven into each other with such force that their nuclei fuse together.
A fission bomb, such as the one dropped on Hiroshima, is also a nuclear bomb. In this type of bomb, nuclei of unstable elements such as uranium or plutonium are bombarded with sub-atomic particles until the split apart to form more stable elements. In the process, terrific amounts of energy are released.
2007-12-18 01:24:48 · answer #7 · answered by jack of all trades 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hydrogen > basic nuclear
2007-12-18 01:34:18 · answer #8 · answered by cheechalini 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Two kinds of nuclear weapons-atomic and hydrogen-the hydrogen is the more powerful.
2007-12-18 01:32:12 · answer #9 · answered by GunnyC 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im definetly no expert on this stuff but its my understanding that hydrogen bombs are a type of nuclear bomb, they work by fusion (merging molecules together to generate heat) of hydrogen though rather than fission (busting molecules apart) of plutonium or uranium and i think they are the most powerful bomb around
2007-12-18 01:22:49 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋