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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Splitting one atom of Uranium gives you a minuscule amount of energy: 3.2×10 ^-11 J. But, in one gram of uranium, there’s 2.56×10 ^26 atoms, so keep multiplying that by say 5-10kg (10^3 grams) of typical warhead and you get a lot of energy.