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Pengwuino
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Ok i have a question that I've been wondering about for a while here...
One of my chemistry professors stated to the class that E=mc^2 means that energy is transferred through light, sound, and heat. Now i was under the impression that 1, heat is light... and sound was simply particle movements.
Now I am confused as to exactly what happens in a nuclear bomb. You see light... you see sound waves (detect)... and there's the big fireball (and I also want to know what exactly that fireball is on a molecular level). What determines how much energy is dispersed for each mechanism and exactly what kind of energy is being transmitted in the first place?
Kind of a confusing question... because I am kinda confused :)
One of my chemistry professors stated to the class that E=mc^2 means that energy is transferred through light, sound, and heat. Now i was under the impression that 1, heat is light... and sound was simply particle movements.
Now I am confused as to exactly what happens in a nuclear bomb. You see light... you see sound waves (detect)... and there's the big fireball (and I also want to know what exactly that fireball is on a molecular level). What determines how much energy is dispersed for each mechanism and exactly what kind of energy is being transmitted in the first place?
Kind of a confusing question... because I am kinda confused :)