Hydrogen Bomb | MCQs

Explanation

The core principle behind a hydrogen bomb is the fusion of light atomic nuclei.

Specifically isotopes of hydrogen (deuterium and tritium), under extremely high temperatures and pressures. 

Explanation

• Edward Teller is often referred to as the “father of the hydrogen bomb.”

•  After the Soviet Union detonated its first atomic bomb in 1949, Edward Teller worked to convince President Truman to develop a crash program for the hydrogen bomb, which he believed was feasible.

• Edward Teller was a Hungarian-American theoretical physicist

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