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Hi all.
I'm new to this forum, but I checked the FAQs and I think I'm in the right place to ask this:
Is there just one type of energy that is released during a nuclear explosion?
Please let me explain.
I'm in a very complicated argument with someone, and the argument has come to this point; is there more then one kind of energy released in a nuclear explosion, or is it all photons?
I understand - from what I've read - that photons are ultimately responsible for many different types of damage that a nuclear explosion causes. For instance, photons cause thermal heating of the surrounding air, which creates kinetic energy. (Am I even saying that right?)
But what I want to know is if all of the energy that is released at the source of a nuclear explosion ultimately starts off as photons.
{If it helps to understand my debate further... the person I was arguing with said that all energy is light.)
-John
I'm new to this forum, but I checked the FAQs and I think I'm in the right place to ask this:
Is there just one type of energy that is released during a nuclear explosion?
Please let me explain.
I'm in a very complicated argument with someone, and the argument has come to this point; is there more then one kind of energy released in a nuclear explosion, or is it all photons?
I understand - from what I've read - that photons are ultimately responsible for many different types of damage that a nuclear explosion causes. For instance, photons cause thermal heating of the surrounding air, which creates kinetic energy. (Am I even saying that right?)
But what I want to know is if all of the energy that is released at the source of a nuclear explosion ultimately starts off as photons.
{If it helps to understand my debate further... the person I was arguing with said that all energy is light.)
-John