How does a hydrogen bomb work?


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A thermonuclear fusion reaction takes place among heavy isotopes of hydrogen (deuterium or tritium) to produce an explosion.

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A hydrogen bomb uses heat from fission bomb to cause hydrogen nuclei to collide & fuse, thereby releasing great amounts of energy.

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The energy source is a mass of radioactive material such as uranium or plutonium. This material is very unstable; every (MORE?)

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An atomic bomb sets off a fusion bomb (the hydrogen isotopes), which also triggers another atomic bomb (the uranium casing).

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