MCQ
An uncontrolled nuclear chain reaction forms the basis of :
- ANuclear power plant.
- BHydrogen bomb.
- CThermal power station.
- ✓Atom bomb.
✓
Answer
Correct option: D.
Atom bomb.
In an atom bomb, the fission reaction of uranium $-235$ or plutonium $-239$ is deliberately allowed to go out of control so as to produce an enormous amount of energy in a very short time.
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