How Do You Split An Atom?

How Do You Split An Atom?

There are certain scientific concepts out that that most people have heard of, but don’t quite know what it implies. While you’ve doubtlessly heard mention of splitting an atom in school or films, you may have missed out on how exactly this can be done. So let’s explore the wonderful world of nuclear physics.

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[LifesBiggestQuestions]

What question do you want us to answer next?

[anapple]

Ferb, I know what we’re gonna do today!

[Jortiboomboxvideos]

"Don't try this at home"

*provides video on how to do it at home*

[bigmanmajima]

1:16 I guess I'm not sleeping well tonight

[lonoodle]

Why do I feel like watching this has put me on the FBI watch list

[OgSauce]

Thought scientists take tiny tweezers to split it 🤔🤔🤔

[giocido]

To show you the power of flex tape

I split this atom in half

[LW_Bass]

I thought Fritz Straussman, Otto Hahn and Lise Meitner split an atom for the first time. It happened accidentally in 1938. They turned uranium into an element half its size which was what I'm sure was radium.

[MrTLsnow]

3:16 Nuclear weapons took millions of lives in WW2? Wasn't it just used in Japan? I thought it was 140000.... I'm pretty sure the total amount of people who ever died because of nukes is nowhere near 1 million..

[frenchmapping]

What if the United Kingdom broke up? Where would the countries stand as powers

[phonedentree]

Scientists: Used a lot of science materials and nuclear things
Plankton:



Uses *tiny stubs*

[speeditup]

What if you shot an atom bomb in the air and it exploded? Would it have an effect on the world?

[grimreaper]

What if you split the hydrogen atom in space

[AdrianHernandez-kszm]

Great video. It was very helpful and you describe it very easily and not complicated. Thanks!

[stephanieflores]

Wait so youre telling me I can split an atom using a fuckin banana?!

[Contenttrough]

Thx for the tutorial bro, it’ll provide some power… and I’m not talking about energy

[cmoir]

Back in my day, we had to split atoms with our hands

[slidwhisper]

Say goodbye im going to split an atom oh wait i cant

[Hugo-yifu]

The best explanation found thus far! All the other sources describe what happens on a molecular level, not what actually goes down in a bomb.

[syntrexfpv]

I know understand the science and theory but I still don't understand how this is physically done. The best I got is if you put a radioactive substance in a container and compress it you can potentially split an atom. How do you physically fire atoms of the same isotope at each other? Is this done in a vacuum and you inject them into it?