Atomic Bombs

By The Divine Geek

An A-bomb exploding.

Table Of Contents

  1. What are Atomic Bombs?
  2. How they Explode
  3. E=MC2
  4. Fun Facts

Intro

“BOOM!”Have you ever heard of atomic bombs? Atomic bombs are a pure sight, awesome, exploding in so much devastating and terrible glory. We will dig deep into nothing but truth as we explore. I will be talking about what atomic bombs are, how they explode, explaining the formula E=MC2, and giving you some fun facts about atomic bombs.

What are Atomic Bombs?

“BOOM!”Have you ever heard of atomic bombs? Atomic bombs are a pure sight, awesome, exploding in so much devastating and terrible glory. We will dig deep into nothing but truth as we explore. Atomic bombs explode with a loud “Bang! like all other bombs, but they cause as much damage as 40,000,000 pounds of TNT, an explosive used in bomb making. Also, the loudness of the explosion will probably kill you instantly, being around 280 decibels. 200 decibels can kill you instantly. 280 d is 128 times more loud than 200. A rise in 10 decibels is considered to be twice as loud. If you were near the blast, you would die in at least 2 different ways. The first prototype was ready for testing in July 1945. Now, let us go deep into the complex web of the atomic bomb. We will explore every single atom that made it up.

How they Explode/E=MC2

Atomic bombs explode when they are falling. Why? The reason is simple. When an atom bomb is made, it contains small amounts of uranium-235 or plutonium, substances that can split and release tons of energy.

When either get the jerk of falling through the air, they split. That energy hits more uranium-235 or plutonium atoms.Those release energy and quickly destroy everything.

The formula on which the atomic bomb is based on is E=MC2. This might not make a lot of sense to you, but it does to a physician. Albert Einstein “invented” it. It basically means that when a small object is converted into energy, then a tremendous amount of energy will be released; namely its mass(how much stuff it is made of) multiplied by the speed of light squared(419.914 pentillion mph). This is the formula which atomic bombs are based on.

Normal uranium atoms have 238 electrons, which are tiny charged particles in atoms. This is known as U-238. However, some uranium atoms have 235 electrons instead. This is known as U-235, or uranium-235. Only U-235 can split. U-238 cannot.

Plutonium is made from speeding, free flying neutrons, which are like

electrons, except have no charge. They hit U-238 atoms, which absorb them. The U-238 atoms suddenly have extra neutrons, and they stop being U-238 atoms. They become plutonium atoms. Plutonium is better for making atom bombs than U-235, and is also easier to get, because U-238 is more common than U-235.

Plutonium.

Fun Facts

Before we wrap up, let’s finish with some fun facts.

  • Most U.S. officials said that the atomic bomb wasn’t needed in World War II against Japan.We hurried into killing tons of innocent civilians because we were impatient!?!
  • One person survived both the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs. His name was Tsutomu Yamaguchi.
  • The only countries known to have used nuclear weapons are the United States, the Soviet Union(Russia), the United Kingdom, France, India, Pakistan, and North Korea.
  • The Hiroshima atomic bomb was nicknamed Little Boy, and the Nagasaki one was named Fat Man.
  • 44% of Nagasaki were destroyed. 35,000 people were killed, 5,000 were missing, 60,000 were injured.
  • The atomic bomb was first used in World War II, against Japan.

Conclusion

Thank you so much for reading this! If you want to learn more, go to this site. And don’t worry about getting hit by an a-bomb. The chances are less than being hit by lightning, because the US has enough bombs to destroy everyone who tries to hit us. So no country will attack us, in fear of being attacked themselves.