The Hydrogen Bomb
A nuclear weapon is commonly defined as a device, which uses a nuclear reaction for destructive means. There are six different types of nuclear bombs. The two main types of nuclear weapons: atom bombs and hydrogen bombs. The hydrogen bomb is the most powerful, destructive bomb of all. In this essay I’m going to give a brief history of the hydrogen bomb, the chemistry behind the bomb, and how much destruction the hydrogen bomb can do.
After the Soviet Union’s atomic bomb success during the cold war, the U.S wanted something bigger and stronger. In 1950, President Harry S. Truman announced work on the hydrogen bomb. A group of scientists led by Edward Teller created the first hydrogen bomb in 1952. The hydrogen bomb employs fusion of isotopes of hydrogen, that’s where it gets its name from. The bomb was tested and successfully exploded on Eniwetok …show more content…
When the atomic bomb was dropped on Japan by the United States in 1945 it killed 90,000–146,000 people in Hiroshima and 39,000–80,000 in Nagasaki. The hydrogen bomb is approximately 1,000 times more powerful than the atomic bomb. If a hydrogen bomb was ever used to destroy people we would be in trouble. A hydrogen bomb could wipe out a whole United States coast; those not directly impacted by the bomb would be impacted by the debris, fires, and air quality. If a hydrogen bomb were to be dropped in the vicinity of people, we would really be in trouble, the death toll would be a thousand times larger than Japans. There are many different types of bombs. All bombs are unique and made up of their own chemistry that allows them to work at different energy levels. Hydrogen bombs are one of the six kinds of bombs, and amongst the top two popular kinds that exist in our world. Hydrogen bombs have a very different chemistry makeup and are the most powerful bombs. The hydrogen bomb can cause a lot of destruction but they teach us a lot about chemistry
After the Soviet Union’s atomic bomb success during the cold war, the U.S wanted something bigger and stronger. In 1950, President Harry S. Truman announced work on the hydrogen bomb. A group of scientists led by Edward Teller created the first hydrogen bomb in 1952. The hydrogen bomb employs fusion of isotopes of hydrogen, that’s where it gets its name from. The bomb was tested and successfully exploded on Eniwetok …show more content…
When the atomic bomb was dropped on Japan by the United States in 1945 it killed 90,000–146,000 people in Hiroshima and 39,000–80,000 in Nagasaki. The hydrogen bomb is approximately 1,000 times more powerful than the atomic bomb. If a hydrogen bomb was ever used to destroy people we would be in trouble. A hydrogen bomb could wipe out a whole United States coast; those not directly impacted by the bomb would be impacted by the debris, fires, and air quality. If a hydrogen bomb were to be dropped in the vicinity of people, we would really be in trouble, the death toll would be a thousand times larger than Japans. There are many different types of bombs. All bombs are unique and made up of their own chemistry that allows them to work at different energy levels. Hydrogen bombs are one of the six kinds of bombs, and amongst the top two popular kinds that exist in our world. Hydrogen bombs have a very different chemistry makeup and are the most powerful bombs. The hydrogen bomb can cause a lot of destruction but they teach us a lot about chemistry