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Question

Hydrogen bomb is based on the principle of

  1. Controlled fusion reaction
  2. Uncontrolled fusion reaction
  3. Controlled fission reaction
  4. Uncontrolled fission reaction

Answer:

Option B: Uncontrolled fusion reaction

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Uncontrolled fusion reaction”.

A hydrogen bomb is based on the principle of uncontrollable nuclear fusion. Nuclear fusion is the process where the nuclei of two light atoms combine to form a new nucleus.