What is the difference between a nuclear reactor and an atomic bomb ........

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What is the difference between a nuclear reactor and an atomic bomb?

no chain reaction takes place in nuclear reactor while in the atomic bomb there is a chain reaction.

the chain reaction in nuclear reactor is uncontrolled while in atomic bomb it is controlled

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Explanation:

atomic bomb and nuclear reactor both works on the principle of nuclear fission chain reaction but chain reaction in nuclear reactor is controlled by control rods, whereas in atomic bomb chain reaction goes uncontrolled because there is no neutron absorber