Megaton vs. Kiloton

Megaton vs. Kiloton — Is There a Difference?
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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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