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Subject: How much power would result from splitting a proton?

Date: Wed Jan 24 21:33:30 2007
Posted by Jonathan
Grade level: 7-9 School: No school entered.
City: Calgary State/Province: Alberta Country: Canada
Area of science: Physics
ID: 1169699610.Ph
Message:

I know that protons are three quarks that are held together by extremely strong
forces, stronger than those holding together the baryons in the nucleus. So if
it were possible to split a proton, the forces released would be much more
powerful than a conventional nuclear fission or fusion bomb. If there was a
proton bomb that did this, how much energy would be released by it, compared to
a hydrogen bomb of the same size? I was thinking of writing a book involving the
detonation of a proton bomb, but I would like to know specific details.


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