of nuclear bombs. The two main types of nuclear weapons: atom bombs and hydrogen bombs. The hydrogen bomb is the most powerful‚ destructive bomb of all. In this essay I’m going to give a brief history of the hydrogen bomb‚ the chemistry behind the bomb‚ and how much destruction the hydrogen bomb can do. After the Soviet Union’s atomic bomb success during the cold war‚ the U.S wanted something bigger and stronger. In 1950‚ President Harry S. Truman announced work on the hydrogen bomb. A group of
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On August 6‚ 1945‚ a plane called the Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb‚ Little Boy on the city of Hiroshima. Hiroshima was a very industrial city; it had a military base and had not yet been bombed. The U.S. military thought Hiroshima would be a good target to display the destructive power of their new super bomb. Harry S. Truman‚ the president of The United States from 1945 to 1953‚ decided to drop the atomic bomb due to several reasons. First‚ he wanted to end the war as soon as possible‚ second
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Objectives 1-Describe the periodic trend in atomic radius and relate it to atomic structure 2- Describe the periodic trend in electronegativity and relate it to atomic structure Did you know? There are atoms with no electronegativity because electro negativity refers to the attraction of atoms of electrons in a compound; elements that do not form are assigned no electronegativity values. Atomic Radius ≠ Ionization Energy As you move from left to right on the periodic table‚ the number of
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The Atomic Café After viewing The Atomic Café‚ I noticed many similarities to the film Radio Bikini that I viewed recently. Both films start off by showing the celebrations after Japan’s surrender and The Atomic Café had a song playing that stated the bomb on Hiroshima was the answer to a fighting boy’s prayers. The film‚ along with Radio Bikini‚ shows a clip of Vice Admiral W.H.R. Blandy who was the commander of the Bikini test‚ assuring to the American people that the test was safe. He stated
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surrendered. President Truman had decided to drop atomic bombs on both Hiroshima and Nagasaki. There’ been a debate ever since on whether or not his decision was reasonable. Japan was ready to surrender and on the verge of collapsing. One could argue that the bombing was barbaric and unnecessary. President Along those lines‚ Truman’s decision to bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki was unjustified. Japan had considered surrendering before the two atomic bombs were dropped. According to "United States history:
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wisdom has it that America was justifiable after all by dropping a lethal bomb on a city full of civilians and soldiers‚ because their aim was to end the war. However‚ America was not reasonable by underestimating the human values‚ not warning them with the presence of an atomic bomb and leaving ever-lasting effects on a city. The atomic bombs that were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki killed 100‚000 people. The atomic bomb is described as “the most dangerous threat the world has ever seen” (allvoices
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Atomic energy By: Hiram A. Murray III Background info The origin of the phrase atomic energy check in from the years of 1905-10. It is defined as energy released by reactions within atomic nuclei‚ as in nuclear fission or fusion. Now a days it is referred to Nuclear energy. Nuclear power uses fission (splitting atom nuclei) to produce energy. Atom nuclei is also none as the nucleus (center of the atom). Around 6% of the world’s energy and 14% of the world’s electricity is produced by nuclear
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The Atomic Cafe The Atomic Cafe is a 1982 documentary film compiled of clips from government propaganda‚ training films‚ news stories‚ advertisements and other media from the 1940’s through the 1950’s. Many films were prepared by the U.S. government either for the military or for its citizens to view. The form of Atomic Cafe was unique for documentaries. It was produced entirely of different film sources edited together‚ without narration. The film made its points solely through the selection
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did the U.S. use the atomic bomb? The years leading up to World War II and the dropping of the atomic bombs were hectic and disordered‚ from the rise of Hitler in 1933‚ U.S. isolationism in 1934‚ to the death of U.S. President Roosevelt. The war showed no signs of ending and the security and freedom of nations around the world were in danger. Order was nowhere to be found‚ and the decision to even consider using the atomic bomb was unpreventable. The U.S. used the atomic bomb because it was the
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The reason that I am interested in doing my research essay on the Atom Bomb is because I have always been interested in politics. How our world works‚ and what has effected it’s course‚ in my opinion‚ is one of the most important subjects to learn among our peers. After careful thought‚ I chose the atomic bomb because it is one of the few past inventions that still threaten us today. My base intention is to try an understand why men desired such an easy‚ yet consequential‚ means of war. What drives
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