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An uncontrolled nuclear chain reaction forms the basis of:
(a) nuclear power plant
(b) hydrogen bomb
(c) thermal power station
(d) atom bomb
(a) nuclear power plant
(b) hydrogen bomb
(c) thermal power station
(d) atom bomb
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(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.
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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