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Hydrogen bomb is based on the principle of

1. Nuclear fission
2. Natural radioactivity
3. Nuclear fusion
4. Artificial radioactivity

Correct answer: Nuclear fusion

Solution

A hydrogen bomb releases energy by the fusion of light nuclei (hydrogen isotopes) into heavier ones. The stored answer 'nuclear fission' is wrong; the correct principle is nuclear fusion.

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