Megaton vs. Kiloton
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Difference Between Megaton and Kiloton
Megatonnoun
A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many million tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy.
Kilotonnoun
A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many thousand tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy.
That's a 300-kiloton nuclear warhead.Megatonnoun
a measure of explosive power (of an atomic weapon) equal to that of one million tons of TNT
Kilotonnoun
one thousand tons
Megatonnoun
one million tons
Kilotonnoun
a measure of explosive power (of an atomic weapon) equal to that of 1000 tons of TNT
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