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Shocks generated due to trailing exothermic reaction is called ______

(a) Oblique shock

(b) Bow shock

(c) Moving shock

(d) Detonation

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The correct answer is (d) Detonation

For explanation I would say: Shocks that are generated due to trailing exothermic reaction is called as detonation. It is a wave traveling through a medium of highly combustible and chemically unstable medium.

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