India Pakistan war: What is the difference between Atom and Hydrogen bomb and which is more dangerous? How and when they were invented? Most powerful bomb…
New Delhi: A major revolution in the arms race came when America invented the atomic bomb. The devastation caused by this weapon in Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan shocked the entire world, though it was just the beginning of these destructive weapons. After this, the hydrogen bomb or thermonuclear bomb was developed, which has not been used in any war yet and whose power is many times greater than that of the atomic bomb. Here, let's understand the difference between the atomic bomb and the hydrogen bomb (thermonuclear bomb) and how they work.
The atomic bomb, also known as A-bomb (atomic bomb), works on the process of nuclear fission to produce energy after the explosion. In this process, the nucleus of an atom is split into smaller parts, which typically produces free neutrons and photons, and releases a massive amount of energy. The most notable examples of the use of atomic bombs are the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.
The Atomic Bomb was developed during World War II under the Manhattan Project and tested for the first time in 1945 (Trinity Test) and later dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
The Nuclear Bomb was developed during the Cold War when nations were seeking more powerful weapons. The first thermonuclear bomb test (hydrogen bomb), Ivy Mike, was conducted by the United States in 1952.The Soviet Union tested the Tsar Bomba in 1961, which was the most powerful bomb ever detonated. The process of an atomic bomb explosion involves
Nuclear Fission: Heavy isotopes such as Uranium-235 or Plutonium-239 undergo fission.
Chain Reaction: The fission of these isotopes releases neutrons that trigger further fission in nearby atoms.
Energy Release: This chain reaction releases a large amount of energy in the form of an explosion. What is a hydrogen bomb?
A hydrogen bomb is a device that operates on a broad process involving both an atomic bomb (fission bomb) and a thermonuclear bomb (fusion bomb). Thermonuclear bombs, also known as hydrogen bombs or H-bombs, utilize nuclear fusion, where light atomic nuclei combine to form a heavier nucleus, releasing energy. How does a nuclear bomb work?
Nuclear fusion: Hydrogen isotopes like deuterium and tritium combine under extreme pressure and temperature.
Stepwise process: The atomic bomb or thermonuclear device, also referred to as a hydrogen bomb, typically involves a two-step process in which the fission bomb triggers the fusion reaction.
Release of energy: Fusion releases even more energy compared to fission, resulting in a significantly more powerful explosion.
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