atomic hydrogen bombs
Introduction to atomic hydrogen bombs:
Nuclear fission and fusion bombs generate a high amount of energy. When these nuclear reactions take place at a controlled rate the energy liberated can be regulated and we can use it for useful purposes such as power generation. But if the rate of fission or fusion is not controlled, a huge amount of energy can be liberated in fraction of seconds, hence we have a powerful blast. This is what happens.
Nuclear bombs based on fusion are called hydrogen atomic bombs or thermonuclear bombs. The nuclear fuels for fusion in these bombs can be deuterium and tritium. But tritium is not a naturally occurring isotope of hydrogen, and it is costly to make and maintain. However, lithium -6 reacts with a neutron to produce tritium.
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Atomic hydrogen bomb:
In the lithium available in nature about 7.5% is lithium-6 and the rest is Li. Lithium is enriched to increase the concentration of lithium-6 before use to make atomic hydrogen bombs. Normally the compound LiD is used as fusion fuel in making atomic hydrogen bombs. To make atomic hydrogen bomb initially start the fusion the temperature of fuel is to be very high and at the same time the fuel as to compress under pressure to a high density. To achieve the high temperature and high pressure a small fission bomb is used as the first stage of thermonuclear bomb and hence forth atomic hydrogen bomb is made giving raise to high explosive energy.
Conclusion to Atomic hydrogen bomb:
Atomic hydrogen bomb much more devastating than atomic bomb .A thermonuclear bomb can release energy equal to the explosion of several million tons of TNT .The heat and shock waves cause extensive damage also the radioactive material from the fission device used to start the fusion reaction spreads over a very large area. Experimental observation proved hydrogen bombs are more powerful when compared to hydrogen bombs since it is caused by fusion of lithium and tritium
Nuclear fission and fusion bombs generate a high amount of energy. When these nuclear reactions take place at a controlled rate the energy liberated can be regulated and we can use it for useful purposes such as power generation. But if the rate of fission or fusion is not controlled, a huge amount of energy can be liberated in fraction of seconds, hence we have a powerful blast. This is what happens.
Nuclear bombs based on fusion are called hydrogen atomic bombs or thermonuclear bombs. The nuclear fuels for fusion in these bombs can be deuterium and tritium. But tritium is not a naturally occurring isotope of hydrogen, and it is costly to make and maintain. However, lithium -6 reacts with a neutron to produce tritium.
I am planning to write more post on Conservation of Momentum Formula, Equation for Acceleration. Keep checking my blog.
Atomic hydrogen bomb:
In the lithium available in nature about 7.5% is lithium-6 and the rest is Li. Lithium is enriched to increase the concentration of lithium-6 before use to make atomic hydrogen bombs. Normally the compound LiD is used as fusion fuel in making atomic hydrogen bombs. To make atomic hydrogen bomb initially start the fusion the temperature of fuel is to be very high and at the same time the fuel as to compress under pressure to a high density. To achieve the high temperature and high pressure a small fission bomb is used as the first stage of thermonuclear bomb and hence forth atomic hydrogen bomb is made giving raise to high explosive energy.
Conclusion to Atomic hydrogen bomb:
Atomic hydrogen bomb much more devastating than atomic bomb .A thermonuclear bomb can release energy equal to the explosion of several million tons of TNT .The heat and shock waves cause extensive damage also the radioactive material from the fission device used to start the fusion reaction spreads over a very large area. Experimental observation proved hydrogen bombs are more powerful when compared to hydrogen bombs since it is caused by fusion of lithium and tritium