Answer:
(i)
Nuclear Fission
(a) They are weapons which produce their explosive energy through nuclear
fission reactions alone.
(b) These are known as atomic bombs, A-bombs or fission
bombs.
(ii) Nuclear Fusion
(a) This nuclear weapon produces a large amount of energy
through nuclear fusion reactions, and can be over a thousand times more powerful
than fission bombs as fusion reaction releases much more energy per unit mass
than fission reaction.
(b) These are known as hydrogen bombs, H-bombs,
thermonuclear bombs or fusion bombs.
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