Question

Traditional explosives use the energy released by chemical reactions. Nuclear weapons use the energy released by nuclear reactions. Why are nuclear weapons much more destructive than traditional explosives? Question 16 options: A. Chemical reactions can release much more energy than nuclear reactions B. Chemical reactions always use more energy than they release Nuclear weapons always contain more chemicals than traditional explosive C. Chemical reactions always release more energy than they use D. Nuclear reactions can release much more energy than chemical reactions

Answer 1

Answer: The correct answer is option D.

Step-by-step explanation:

Chemical reactions are defined as the reactions in which rearrangement of one or more substances gets converted to one or more different substances known as products. Energy is released in the reactions where energy of products is less than the energy of the reactants.

Nuclear reactions are the reactions in which atomic nucleus undergoes change and releases a huge amount of energy in the process. There are two types of nuclear reactions: Nuclear fusion and nuclear fission. Both the nuclear reactions releases a huge amount of energy.

From the given information above, we conclude that the correct option is Option D.

Answer 2

I believe the correct answer from the choices listed above is option D. Nuclear weapons are much more destructive than traditional explosives because nuclear reactions can release much more energy than chemical reactions. Hope this answers the question.