Is there a difference between an atomic bomb and a nuclear bomb?
If so, what.
Answer:
No, both use atomic (nuclear) energy to create an explosion. There *are* specific types of atomic weapons (e.g. Hydrogen bomb, neutron bomb)
Nuclear bomb is the accepted scientific term, the accepted colloquial term is atomic bomb.
An A-bomb is a fission device. A hollow thick-walled mass of fissile material is imploded past criticality to give a pulse of thermal energy. That is a generic nuclear bomb, as is an H-bomb.
An H-bomb is triggered by an A-bomb. Soft X-rays from the latter are directed down a hollow cylinder to implode a central concentric cylinder of Li(6) deuteride itself enclosing a solid rod (the "carrot") of weapon-grade plutonium. The A-bomb pops, the secondary implodes. A small aperture in a U-238 inertial radiation shield between the trigger and the fusion stage allows neutrons through to synchronously initiate the carrot.
Peripheral implosion plus central explosion squeeze the LiD caught between into fusion, 50% being D+ D = T + an MeV+ neutron. The flood of fast neutrons fissions Li-6 into tritium for more fusion and fissions the U-238 bomb casing - that can weigh tons. Fission-fusion-fission. 10 megatonnes yield is no problem.
When followed by the word bomb, nuclear and atomic can be used interchangeably. If you ask me, nuclear is more precise. Just think the first atomic bomb which was used on japan was over size clumzy and big with out the power to fire by it self and now all those atomic bombs are small compact more dedley and can travel accross the continents.
There core fission pattern is same just more effective so think in this way a fat guy suddenly changed in the kool guy so it is his nick name nuck...
No there is no difference. They can both be used interchangebly because they "both use the break down of atoms to create energy. The old classic E=MC2
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Answer:
No, both use atomic (nuclear) energy to create an explosion. There *are* specific types of atomic weapons (e.g. Hydrogen bomb, neutron bomb)
Nuclear bomb is the accepted scientific term, the accepted colloquial term is atomic bomb.
An A-bomb is a fission device. A hollow thick-walled mass of fissile material is imploded past criticality to give a pulse of thermal energy. That is a generic nuclear bomb, as is an H-bomb.
An H-bomb is triggered by an A-bomb. Soft X-rays from the latter are directed down a hollow cylinder to implode a central concentric cylinder of Li(6) deuteride itself enclosing a solid rod (the "carrot") of weapon-grade plutonium. The A-bomb pops, the secondary implodes. A small aperture in a U-238 inertial radiation shield between the trigger and the fusion stage allows neutrons through to synchronously initiate the carrot.
Peripheral implosion plus central explosion squeeze the LiD caught between into fusion, 50% being D+ D = T + an MeV+ neutron. The flood of fast neutrons fissions Li-6 into tritium for more fusion and fissions the U-238 bomb casing - that can weigh tons. Fission-fusion-fission. 10 megatonnes yield is no problem.
When followed by the word bomb, nuclear and atomic can be used interchangeably. If you ask me, nuclear is more precise. Just think the first atomic bomb which was used on japan was over size clumzy and big with out the power to fire by it self and now all those atomic bombs are small compact more dedley and can travel accross the continents.
There core fission pattern is same just more effective so think in this way a fat guy suddenly changed in the kool guy so it is his nick name nuck...
No there is no difference. They can both be used interchangebly because they "both use the break down of atoms to create energy. The old classic E=MC2
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