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Write the principle used in hydrogen bomb ?

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(i) Hydrogen bomb is based on the principle of nuclear fusion.
(ii) It creates the high temperature and pressure required for fusion when it explodes. (iii) Then fusion takes place in the hydrogen core and leads to the release of very large amount of energy in an uncontrolled manner.
(iv) The energy released in a hydrogen bomb (or fusion bomb) is much higher than that released in an atom bomb (or fission bomb).
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