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Hydrogen-Based Explosive Device - China
April 25 , 2025
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- The Chinese scientists have developed a non-nuclear explosive device.
- It is based on hydrogen fuel that produces a white-hot fireball lasting over two seconds.
- This duration of the fireball generated by the two kg bomb is 15 times longer than the equivalent TNT blasts.
- It uses magnesium hydride, a compound that can store hydrogen at significantly higher densities than conventional pressurised tanks.
- When detonated by a standard explosive, the magnesium hydride undergoes the rapid thermal decomposition, releasing hydrogen gas.
- This gas ignites upon mixing with the air, creating a fireball capable of reaching temperatures exceeding 1,000°C, much higher than the temperatures produced by TNT explosions.
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