Why do nukes make a mushrooms cloud ?

415 viewsChemistryOther

Why do nukes make a mushrooms cloud ?

In: Chemistry

10 Answers

Anonymous 0 Comments

Any large explosive kicks particulate matter into the air. Since hot air rises it’ll form a column but the higher it goes the cooler it gets so as the stuff in the cloud gets higher it’ll start falling away from the middle and back towards the ground but the middle column is still pushing up so it makes a mushroom shape

You are viewing 1 out of 10 answers, click here to view all answers.