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The explosion of atom bomb is based on the principle of :

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Uncontrolled fission reaction

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Controlled fission reaction

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Fusion reaction

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Thermonuclear reaction

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Solution

The correct option is A Uncontrolled fission reaction
The series of rapidly multiplying fissions culminates in a chain reaction in which nearly all the fissionable material is consumed, in the process generating the explosion of what is known as an atomic bomb.

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