Is a plutonium atomic bomb more destructive than a uranium one..?

Question

Is a plutonium atomic bomb more destructive than a uranium one..?

Answer 1

No not really, but other factors determine the bombs power. like the volumn of fuel used. Hydrogen bombs are far more powerful though.

Answer 2

Atomic Bomb, powerful explosive nuclear weapon fueled by the splitting, or fission, of the nuclei of specific isotopes of uranium or plutonium in a chain reaction. The strength of the explosion created by an atomic bomb is on the order of the strength of the explosion that would be created by thousands of tons of TNT (see Trinitrotoluene).

An atomic bomb must provide enough mass of plutonium or uranium to reach critical mass, the mass at which the nuclear reactions going on inside the material can make up for the neutrons leaving the material through its outside surface. Usually the plutonium or uranium in a bomb is separated into parts so that critical mass is not reached until the bomb is set to explode.

Answer 3

Either blows the h*** out of everything. Best to be at ground zero. No pain.