The difference between an nuclear bomb and a hydrogen bomb.
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There are two types of nuclear bombs.
The first kind invented create their explosion based on the energy released through fission, which is when you break an atom apart into several pieces. These bombs are usually made of plutonium.
The second kind of bomb is called a fusion bomb. This creates an explosion from the energy of forcing two atoms to combine into a single atom. These bombs use a form of hydrogen called duterium, which is why they are called hydrogen bombs.
Fusion bombs were invented about 10 years after fission bombs. Fusion bombs can create a more powerful explosion than fission bombs. In order to set off a fusion bomb, you need to “trigger” it with a fission bomb, so fusion bombs are sort of a combination of fission then fusion.
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