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
When you burn coal for energy, you harness the energy stored in the molecular bonds. Nuclear energy harnesses the energy from inside the atoms. The protons and neutrons are held together, nuclear power breaks the atom and releases that power. It is far greater than molecular bonds.
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