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A regular 'atomic' bomb is a fission reaction. A hydrogen bomb uses a fission bomb to cause a nuclear fusion reaction. H-bomb = much more powerful.
by Mikeb85 11y ago
A regular 'atomic' bomb is a fission reaction. A hydrogen bomb uses a fission bomb to cause a nuclear fusion reaction. H-bomb = much more powerful.
- gizmo686 11y agoMost of the energy from large H-bombs still comes from fission. You can surround the fusion stage with natural uranium. While natural uranium has to much U-238 to undergo a runaway chain reaction, the fission reaction emits enough high energy neutrons to induce a significant fission reaction.