The Idea in Fission-Bomb Design Is to

question 42

Multiple Choice

The idea in fission-bomb design is to

• A)form a supercritical mass from one or more subcritical masses.
• B)bring neutrons and subcritical uranium together.
• C)both of these
• D)neither of these

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