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The hydrogen bomb is based on:

AControlled fission
BChemical combustion
CRadioactive decay
DThermonuclear fusion
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Thermonuclear fusion
1. A fission bomb at its core raises the temperature. 2. Light nuclei then fuse. 3. It is thermonuclear fusion. _Source: syllabus Science, Chapter 14, Sources of Energy._
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