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    TNT equivalent is a convention for expressing energy, typically used to describe the energy released in an explosion. The ton of TNT is a unit of energy...
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    Pentolite Picratol Tetrytol Torpex Tritonal Upon detonation, TNT undergoes a decomposition equivalent to the reaction 2 C7H5N3O6 → 3 N2 + 5 H2 + 12 CO + 2 C...
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  • Energy density Metric system Outline of energy Scientific notation TNT equivalent "Planck's constant | physics | Britannica.com". britannica.com. Retrieved...
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    Ton (redirect from Kilotons of TNT)
    The definition applies for both spellings: ton of TNT and tonne of TNT. Measurements in tons of TNT have been used primarily to express nuclear weapon...
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    millitonne (one kilogram). If describing TNT equivalent units of energy, one megatonne of TNT is equivalent to approximately 4.184 petajoules. In English...
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  • the actual physical properties of TNT. The energy released by the Hiroshima bomb explosion (about 15 kt TNT equivalent, or 6×1013 J) is often used by geologists...
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    nuclear weapon is detonated, usually expressed as a TNT equivalent (the standardized equivalent mass of trinitrotoluene which, if detonated, would produce...
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  • Barrel of oil equivalent – Unit of energy Conversion of units – Comparison of various scales Energy density – Energy per volume TNT equivalent – Class of...
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    Nuclear bombs have had yields between 10 tons TNT (the W54) and 50 megatons for the Tsar Bomba (see TNT equivalent). A thermonuclear weapon weighing as little...
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  • of the TNT-equivalent of all contained energetic substances. The NEQ is often stated on shipment containers for safety purposes. TNT equivalent http://www...
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    officially disclosed. Estimated energy yield in tons or kilotons. A ton of TNT equivalent is defined as 4.184 gigajoules (1 gigacalorie). Radioactive emission...
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    which for 1 gram is ~9×1013 joules. Using the convention that 1 kiloton TNT equivalent = 4.184×1012 joules (or one trillion calories of energy), one half gram...
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    Calculated: 1e6 tons of TNT-equivalent × 4.184e9 J/ton of TNT-equivalent × 1.1e−17 kg of mass-equivalent/J = 4.7e−2 kg of mass-equivalent "Oranges, raw, with...
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  • same is true of the Fauld Explosion, it would have been equivalent to about 2 kilotons of TNT. On 19 December 1944, the Japanese aircraft carrier Unryu...
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    detonation of about 800 tonnes of ammonium nitrate (approx. 256 tonnes TNT equivalent). Fires caused by the initial explosions continued to burn uncontrolled...
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    40 kg TNT equivalent. Velocity 530 m/s. Introduced in 1995. S-13DF FAE 3.12 m 68 kg 32 kg (14.6 kg of fuel) 0.5 – 6 km Up to 40 kg TNT equivalent. Velocity...
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  • The Physics Factbook. Retrieved 30 May 2011. For the TNT value, see the article TNT equivalent. Neither value includes the weight of oxygen from the...
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  • the free dictionary. Megaton may refer to: A million tons Megaton TNT equivalent, explosive energy equal to 4.184 petajoules megatonne, a million tonnes...
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  • megatonne of TNT equivalent amounts to approx. 4 petajoules and is the approximate energy released on igniting one million tonnes of TNT. The unit is...
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    two 4S22 reactive elements. The explosive of a 4S22 element has the TNT equivalent of 330 g. It is sensitive enough to be activated by impacts from armor-piercing...
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    of that for TNT, and the positive phase impulse is 55% of the TNT equivalent. TATP at 0.4 g/cm3 has about one-third of the brisance of TNT (1.2 g/cm3)...
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  • sometimes compared to the effect of the conventional chemical explosive TNT. The seismic energy E S {\displaystyle E_{\mathrm {S} }} results from the...
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  • is used, where the B stands for billion. The symbol BeV is therefore equivalent to GeV, though neither is an SI unit. In the fields of physics in which...
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    744 tons of ANFO explosive (ammonium nitrate and fuel oil), equivalent to 4 kilotons of TNT, were used to roughly simulate the effect of an eight kiloton...
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  • states and countries understood to be familiar to the reader. A ton of TNT equivalent, and its multiples the kiloton, the megaton, and the gigaton. Often...
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    yield is commonly in the millions of tons of TNT equivalent compared with the thousands of tons of TNT equivalent of fission-only devices. Gadolinium zirconium...
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    Navy. The energy released was 1.3×1013 J, or about 3.2 kilotons of TNT equivalent making it the largest artificial non-nuclear explosion at that time...
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  • missile  France 300 km (190 mi) 3.0 860 kg (1,900 lb) 100 to 300 kt (TNT equivalent) TN 81 variable yield nuclear warhead Decommissioned ASMP-A Air-to-surface...
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    rockets per 45 minutes Maximum firing range 100–200 km (120 mi) Engine diesel Payload capacity ~ 75 kg TNT equivalent (estimate) Suspension 6x6 wheeled...
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  • energy equivalent to 1,460 MT, and the Chicxulub impact and extinction event had an estimated energy of 100,000,000 MT (100 teratons). See TNT Equivalent Examples...
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