How do Nuclear Bomb work??

 

The Atomic Bomb

 

Nuclear fission produces the atomic bomb, a weapon of mass destruction that uses power released by the splitting of atomic nuclei.

When a single free neutron strikes the nucleus of an atom of radioactive material like uranium or plutonium, it knocks two or three more neutrons free. Energy is released when those neutrons split off from the nucleus, and the newly released neutrons strike other uranium or plutonium nuclei, splitting them in the same way, releasing more energy and more neutrons. This chain reaction spreads almost instantaneously.

Atomic bombs were exploded in war in Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of World War II.

 

 

The Hydrogen Bomb

 

 

Nuclear fusion is a reaction that releases atomic energy by the union of light nuclei at high temperatures to form heavier atoms. Hydrogen bombs, which use nuclear fusion, have higher destructive power and greater efficiencies than atomic bombs.

Due to the high temperatures required to initiate a nuclear fusion reaction, the process is often referred to as a thermonuclear explosion. This is typically done with the isotopes of hydrogen (deuterium and tritium) which fuse together to form Helium atoms. This led to the term ‘hydrogen bomb’ to describe the deuterium-tritium fusion bomb.

 

 Hydrogen Bomb Vs Atom Bomb

An atomic bomb uses either uranium or plutonium and relies on fission, a nuclear reaction in which a nucleus or an atom breaks apart into two pieces. ...

The hydrogen bomb relies on fusion, the process of taking two separate atoms and putting them together to form a third atom

hydrogen bomb has the potential to be 1,000 times more powerful than an atomic bomb, according to several nuclear experts.

Hydrogen bombs cause a bigger explosion, which means the shock waves, blast, heat and radiation all have larger reach