Question

Nuclear bombs cause much more damage upon

explosion than non-nuclear bombs because
Select one:


- the fallout from a nuclear bomb explosion has a much shorter half-life than the fallout from non-nuclear bombs.

- nuclear bombs are a million time greater in size than bombs that react chemically.

- nuclear explosions emit alpha particle radiation, and non-nuclear bombs emit only beta particle radiation

- energy released by nuclear reaction is much greater than energy released by chemical reaction.

Answer 1

- energy released by nuclear reaction is much greater than energy released by chemical reaction.

Step-by-step explanation:

This is because nuclear bombs rely on nuclear reactions, which release energy from the splitting of atomic nuclei or the merging of atomic nuclei, whereas non-nuclear bombs rely on chemical reactions, which involve the breaking and forming of chemical bonds. Nuclear reactions release many orders of magnitude more energy than chemical reactions, resulting in much greater destructive power.