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“A fission bomb works by breaking apart atoms, overcoming the forces that stabilize them, and converting a minute amount of matter into a vast quantity of energy.”
Nuclear fission bombs operate by splitting the nuclei of heavy fissile isotopes such as uranium-235 or plutonium-239 into smaller fragments [1.1.3, 1.3.8]. This process is typically initiated when a nucleus absorbs a neutron and enters an unstable state, allowing the electrostatic repulsion between protons to overcome the strong nuclear force that stabilizes the atom [1.1.9, 1.4.8]. The total mass of the resulting fragments and free neutrons is slightly less than the starting mass of the fuel [1.2.5]. This difference, known as the mass defect, is converted into a massive quantity of energy as defined by the Albert Einstein equation E=mc^2 [1.2.8, 1.3.6].
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