Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics, Technology Update
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Chapter 45, Problem 48AP
(a)
To determine
The pressure amplitude of compression pulse produced by the bomb explosion.
(b)
To determine
The change in volume of sphere.
(c)
To determine
The energy possessed by the blast wave.
(d)
To determine
The approximate order of magnitude of bomb yield.
(e)
To determine
The yield of bomb in units of
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