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Tritium and Deuterium are the elements of what?

  1. Hydrogen bomb

  2. Submersible missiles

  3. Atom bomb

  4. Dual core processors
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Explanation

Tritium and deuterium are isotopes of hydrogen that are used as fuel in hydrogen bombs (thermonuclear weapons). Deuterium is hydrogen-2 and tritium is hydrogen-3, and when they undergo nuclear fusion, they release tremendous energy. Hydrogen bombs use a fission bomb as a trigger to create the extreme temperatures and pressures needed for deuterium and tritium to fuse, making them far more powerful than atomic bombs that use only fission.

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