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You basically have it. Anything lofted by the updraft in the stem eventually becomes fallout (although some small amount may not be radioactive).
Nuclear fallout is composed of:
- Oxidized residue of the vaporized bomb (highly radioactive fission products, unused nuclear fuels, bomb casing, etc.)
- Particles of the substrate below or around the burst (dirt, rock, water, etc.)
- Any particles (from anywhere) exposed to the high neutron flux of the fireball will become radioactive.
- etc.
What else can I help you with?
How does nuclear power hurt when it explodes?
A nuclear power station can not create a nuclear explosion. What CAN happen is that hydrogen could build up inside of the containment dome and if the build up becomes too intense, it can cause a hydrogen explosion, like the one in Japan recently. This explosion is dangerous only if you are close to it and are hit by the concussion or by the debris that is flying from the explosion. If this explosion is too large, it can damage the containment dome surrounding the reactor and this, in turn, releases some radioactive gases.
What are quarks made of and how do they contribute to the structure of matter?
Quarks are elementary particles that are the building blocks of protons and neutrons, which are in turn the building blocks of atomic nuclei. Quarks are held together by strong nuclear force, and their interactions determine the structure and properties of matter.
A chain reaction is caused when vibrations caused by energy waves are carried by the?
atoms and particles in a material, which in turn collide with neighboring atoms and particles, causing them to vibrate and collide with others in a cascading effect. This process results in the rapid release of energy and can lead to a chain reaction, as seen in nuclear fission reactions or chemical explosions.
What do nuclear power plants use to turn a turbine that is used to rotate the generator?
Nuclear power plants use steam to turn a turbine that is connected to a generator. The steam is produced by heat generated from the nuclear fission process within the reactor. As the steam passes through the turbine, it causes the blades to spin, which in turn rotates the generator to produce electricity.
How do you turn nuclear energy into thermal energy?
Nuclear binding energy is what holds the nucleus of an atom together. When an atom is split, some of the binding energy is released. At the level of the atom, it is kinetic energy of the daughter atoms and particles. This is not different from their temperature, and so the nuclear binding energy is turned directly into heat on the fission of the atom. When we speak of nuclear energy, we are often speaking of nuclear power, referring to nuclear power plants. The above answer really works for them also, at the fundamental level.
Is it possible for an adult turn into a child after a nuclear explosion?
no
Why does the sky turn black after a nuclear explosion?
It might be because of dust in the atmosphere elevated by the explosion. Particles of dust absorb and scatter visible light very well. And the sky turn to black because there is on light coming through dust clouds.
What happens to your body in the center of a nuclear explosion Do you simply turn into ash or dust Or does your body become charred?
Directly inside a nuclear explosion the temperature is several million degrees. At this temperature everything turns to plasma (highly ionized gas). You would not become ash, dust, or get charred; you would vaporize to gas and most of the electrons would be stripped from the atoms of the gas. Sometime later as this material cooled your atoms would condense out on tiny particles that had been lifted by the updraft into the mushroom cloud and you would become part of the radioactive fallout.Note, you could not be at the exact center of a nuclear explosion, as this point is inside the physics package of the device which is usually much smaller than a human.
How does nuclear power hurt when it explodes?
A nuclear power station can not create a nuclear explosion. What CAN happen is that hydrogen could build up inside of the containment dome and if the build up becomes too intense, it can cause a hydrogen explosion, like the one in Japan recently. This explosion is dangerous only if you are close to it and are hit by the concussion or by the debris that is flying from the explosion. If this explosion is too large, it can damage the containment dome surrounding the reactor and this, in turn, releases some radioactive gases.
What will happen when a star 30 times the mass of the sun runs out of nuclear fuel?
Such a star will first have a supernova explosion, due to instability in the nucleus. Then it will most likely turn into a black hole.
What happened at chernobyl and what were some of the outcomes?
Right before the explosion, the plant reached 150 times it's normal energy level. This is turn, turned the water into steam and this created the explosion. 31 people died. Nearly 20 square miles of land became uninhabitable. The fallout from the fires spread and this will boost the occurrence of cancer in Europe.
Can you turn off the blood in fallout 3?
i dont think so
How do you turn off gore in fallout 3?
You can`t. But the real question is why would you want to?
How does nuclear energy turn to electrical energy?
nuclear -> heat -> kinetic ->electrical
Why does all dogs in Fallout New Vegas turn hostile against you?
they turn hostile because they are stray and stray dogs are always hostile
Can you turn down the language in Fallout 3?
You can adjust the speech, sound effects and music volume seperately.
What is the activity of the fission products of a nuclear reactor?
It's a complicated story, there are many different elements in the fission products, and they have widely different half lives and radioactive characteristics. Some decay quickly and turn into other isotopes which may have much longer half lives. I recommend you read the first part of the linked article, if you want to go further there is much more detail available in the rest of the article. Note that nuclear reactors and nuclear weapons produce differing actual quantities and types of fission products because in the reactor they are retained in the spent fuel whereas in a nuclear explosion they are scattered widely and so have a more immediate effect.
