how can splitting a tiny piece of an even tinier atom create such a vast explosion?

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how can splitting a tiny piece of an even tinier atom create such a vast explosion?

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The nuclear bombs dropped at Nagasaki and Hiroshima – the material that blew up was the size of a peppercorn. About 2 grams.

Almost all of the remainder of the nuclear material was blown out with the explosion of that 2 grams, and never did anything.