Both Uses of
atom
in
Zero Day
- The longer the fission material is allowed to react, the more atoms are split and the bigger the boom.†
p. 372.4atoms = the smallest parts of any material that cannot be broken up by chemical means
- The bomb didn't detonate during the crash, of course, because atomic weapons don't work that way.†
p. 380.6 *atomic = related to the smallest part of any material that cannot be broken up by chemical means
Definition:
the smallest part of any material that cannot be broken up by chemical means; comprised of a nucleus of protons and neutrons surrounded by orbiting electrons