General science UPPSC 2010 GS-I
Question

Hydrogen bomb is based on the principle of

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

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.

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