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How does a bomb explode?

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when the flame gets to the bomb it reaches the gunpowder and sets of an irreversible explosion.

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Do bombs explode?
Only if they have been activated in any way. Then yes, as a matter of fact, the bomb will explode!
Did chernobyl explode like a bomb?
It did explode, but this was due to a surge in steam pressure which blew off the top of the reactor, it was not a nuclear explosion as in a nuclear weapon.
What tree can explode like a bomb?
Eucalyptus tree
Can a volcano explode bombs?
no
What is the name of the bomb that explodes on contact?
It could either be one of two things your talking about. Either a AP mine or anything of the like. Or any explosive set up with a detonator that is set to detonate upon contact.