how the nucleus of an atom is actually split to create an atomic bomb?
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A neutron is sent to atom real fast and gets absorbed into then nucleus. This makes the new and heavier version of the same element called an isotope that is now unstable and fast tracks its decay into two different elements, some energy, and some spare neutrons.
The extra neutrons work like dominos and cause this to happen to more atoms. This all happens very quickly and All the released energy adds up and that’s the explosion.
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