why splitting a tiny particle can cause such a devastating blast

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why splitting a tiny particle can cause such a devastating blast

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These answers are all a ways off. Sure there’s lots of particles, but the fundamental point is that all matter is energy and contains a massive amount of it E=mc^2.

You don’t think of matter as energy, however, when rendered unstable it can be converted to nuclear energy. This is the strongest force/energy in the universe (while weak nuclear, electromagnetic, and gravity are all much weaker).