How many joules are in a TNT blast?

One of the most popular explosive compounds is TNT (trinitrotoluene). The energy released in an explosion of 1 gram of TNT is approximately 4000 Joules. It is common to measure the power of an explosion by asking how much TNT would be needed to produce an explosion as powerful.

How many joules is 1 kg of TNT?

4.6 million Joules
TNT has an energy density of 4.6 million J/kg. This means that setting off one kilo of TNT releases 4.6 million Joules of energy, which is enough to raise the temperature of a liter of water by about 1,100 degrees Celsius — or equivalently, to shoot that same liter of water about 470 kilometers straight into the air.

How many tons of TNT is a nuclear bomb?

Nuclear bombs have had yields between 10 tons TNT (the W54) and 50 megatons for the Tsar Bomba (see TNT equivalent). A thermonuclear weapon weighing little more than 2,400 pounds (1,100 kg) can release energy equal to more than 1.2 million tons of TNT (5.0 PJ).

How do you convert TNT to joules?

1 ton TNT equivalent is approximately: 1.0×109 calories. 4.184×109 joules.

How many joules are in a ton?

3516.8528420667
Ton (refrigeration) to Joule/second Conversion Table

Ton (refrigeration)	Joule/second [J/s]
1 ton (refrigeration)	3516.8528420667 J/s
2 ton (refrigeration)	7033.7056841333 J/s
3 ton (refrigeration)	10550.5585262 J/s
5 ton (refrigeration)	17584.264210333 J/s

How many joules are in a nuclear bomb?

Thus, a 1 kiloton nuclear weapon is one which produces the same amount of energy in an explosion as does 1 kiloton (1,000 tons) of TNT. Similarly, a 1 megaton weapon would have the energy equivalent of 1 million tons of TNT. One megaton is equivalent to 4.18 x 1015 joules.