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The explosion itself is not the source of the heat emitted from a nuclear detonation. Instead the heat is the source of the explosion. Compare this with thunder following a lightning strike. In the nuclear bomb temperatures of about 20 million degrees fahrenheit are produced causing the emission of x-rays which ionizes the air preventing any more light or IR emission until the bomb cools enough that it no longer is emitting x-rays. In lightning the temperature of the ionized conducting air channel is only about 90000 degrees fahrenheit.
As to the temperature of things around the fireball from a nuclear detonation, directly beneath the fireball temperatures can reach about 7000 degrees fahrenheit. To give an example by which to compare this heat, free flowing magma, or melted rock, averages a high of 4000 degrees fahrenheit.
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Nuclear explosion in Germany in 1990-1992?
No such explosion ever happened.
What 2 types of energy does nuclear bombs use?
Chemical energy- to begin the explosion- and nuclear energy- the main explosion.
Greatest damage in an explosion?
In any explosion (conventional or nuclear) most of the damage is from blast effects.
How big of an explosion can a nuclear bomb make?
Big
Has a nuclear explosion happened on November 6 2010?
no
What are the method of controlling nuclear explosion?
nuclear explosion?
Where in Ukraine was there a nuclear explosion?
Chernobyl, however it was not a nuclear explosion. It was a steam explosion that blew the roof off the reactor building and ejected roughly a third of the reactor contents, followed by a graphite fire ignited when air hit the hot graphite moderator of the damaged reactor.
What happened some years ago in Russia from nuclear explosion?
When and what explosion? One of the nuclear test shots. If so which?Remember Chernobyl was not a nuclear explosion, it was a steam explosion and graphite fire.
Where did the Japanese nuclear explosion occur?
The only nuclear explosions in Japan were the two in WW2, on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.However I believe you meant the Japanese nuclear reactorexplosion, which was not a nuclear explosion it was either a steam explosion and/or a hydrogen/oxygen chemical explosion. That occurred at Fukushima.
Is it possible for a nuclear plant to experience a nuclear explosion?
no
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a nuclear explosion
Nuclear explosion in Germany in 1990-1992?
No such explosion ever happened.
What 2 types of energy does nuclear bombs use?
Chemical energy- to begin the explosion- and nuclear energy- the main explosion.
Was their ever a nuclear explosion in Belarus?
no.
When was Hot Pants Explosion created?
Hot Pants Explosion was created in 1993.
What is meant by nuclear cold test?
testing without nuclear explosion
How does hydrogen gas cause explosion on nuclear reactors?
A spark or other heat source causes the accumulated hydrogen to react with oxygen in the air, making very hot steam. If there is enough hydrogen an explosion results.
