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Little Boy had a yield of fourteen kilotons; the EQUIVALENT of 14,000 tons of TNT. Of course, no single bomber then or today could carry that much TNT, but the use of atomic reaction allowed for a bomb of similar destructive capability.
Little Boy had no TNT in it at all. The chemical explosive used to assemble the uranium was cordite, ordinary smokeless powder.
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How much weight did the bomb little boy weigh in kilotons?
Little Boy weighed 4.85 tons and had an explosive yield of about 15 kilotons TNT equivalent.If you really want Little Boy's weight expressed in kilotons it was 0.00485 kilotons.
How powerful is the atomic bomb?
Atomic bombs come in a wide variety of sizes. Their explosive power is usually measured in terms of an equivalent number of tons of dynamite. Smaller bombs range in the kilotons (thousands of tons) while larger bombs are in the range of megatons (millions of tons). Even a small atomic bomb is extremely powerful, much more powerful than any conventional bomb. A large atomic bomb can destroy an entire city.
How many kilotons was the hiroshima bomb?
About .02 megatons. It was a twenty kiloton bomb. A mere firecracker compared to today's whizbangs.
What is the name of the first atom bomb?
= Little Boy. =
Who is the little boy in dante's peak?
The little boy in Dante's Peak is Gram.
How much weight did the bomb little boy weigh in kilotons?
Little Boy weighed 4.85 tons and had an explosive yield of about 15 kilotons TNT equivalent.If you really want Little Boy's weight expressed in kilotons it was 0.00485 kilotons.
Was fat man more powerful than little boy?
the names of the atomic bomb that were droped on japan. little boy was drop in the city of hiroshima and fat man was dropped in the city of nagasaki.:}
How many nuclear bombs does India have?
100-140 warheads of 5 kilotons to 250 kilotons
How powerful is the atomic bomb?
Atomic bombs come in a wide variety of sizes. Their explosive power is usually measured in terms of an equivalent number of tons of dynamite. Smaller bombs range in the kilotons (thousands of tons) while larger bombs are in the range of megatons (millions of tons). Even a small atomic bomb is extremely powerful, much more powerful than any conventional bomb. A large atomic bomb can destroy an entire city.
How does the bomb dropped on hiroshima equate to the largest device ever tested?
The Little Boy is estimated to have a yield between 13 kilotons and 15 kilotons. The largest yield device ever tested, the USSR's Tsar Bomba is estimated to have a yield between 52 megatons and 58 megatons.Doing a little arithmetic, the Tsar Bomba is roughly equivalent to between 3500 and 4500 Little Boy bombs. However that many Little Boy bombs would do far more damage than one Tsar Bomba as the Little Boys can be spread out to not significantly overlap and the Tsar Bomba concentrates it damage in one area.The largest physical device ever tested, the US's Ivy Mike shot had a yield of only 10 megatons. It, including its hydrogen liquefaction plant, occupied a significant part of the island of Eugelab in the Eniwetok Atoll.
If I have 140 kilotons then how many pounds would this be?
It is 308647167 pounds.
How many kilotons was the hiroshima bomb?
About .02 megatons. It was a twenty kiloton bomb. A mere firecracker compared to today's whizbangs.
How many pages does The Ugly Little Boy have?
The Ugly Little Boy has 290 pages.
How many tons in 1000 kilotons?
1 kiloton = 1000 tons.
How much is 21 kilotons weigh in pounds?
21 kilotons is about 46,297,075.06 pounds.
How much tons is in 12.5 kilotons?
12.5 kilotons equates to about 13,778.89 tons (US).
How do you calculate kilotons into tons?
Divide kilotons by 1,102.31 to get approximate short (US) tons.
