Title, how can such a small amount of metal be so powerful/potentially destructive? How is the power extracted? What makes it so dangerous? Any other interesting facts?
In: Physics
Because of E = mc^2. A huge amount of energy for a tiny amount of mass.
Most of the energy in an atom is stored in the bonds that hold neutrons and protons together. Those neutrons and protons were fused together inside a supernova.
It’s basically stored star power. And that energy gets released when you separate those protons and neutrons.
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