1. How a nuclear bomb works: (principle mover; raw force given off by releasing the power of crushing the bond that holds the nucleus of atoms together, the more particles in the nucleus the bigger the release of force) A nuclear bomb gets its power from the force of the release of dense nuclear material caused by a controlled collapse of the bond that holds the center of an atom (nucleus) together. Detonators are placed around a piece of nuclear fuel, usually uranium 235-233 or plutonium 239 (the…
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