Question
Physics Question on Nuclei
The basic principle involved in hydrogen bomb is:
A
nuclear fission
B
nuclear fusion
C
nuclear disintegration
D
nuclear spallation
Answer
nuclear fusion
Explanation
Solution
Hydrogen bomb is based on the reaction of nuclear fusion. In it, hydrogen isotopes combine to give helium isotope and some mass-defect occur during this process, which is converted into energy which transform into an explosion.