Question

Complete the collocation words ________ weapon.

• A. nuclear
• B. atomic
• C. molecular
• D. electronic

Hint:

Think of the word used in news reports about countries testing missiles or bombs of mass destruction.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Collocation questions ask which word English speakers actually pair with the given noun, not which word merely fits the meaning.

1. nuclear: News reports, treaties, and everyday speech consistently say "nuclear weapon", so this is the fixed usage native speakers rely on.
2. atomic: This word is reserved for "atomic bomb" as a set phrase; it does not extend the same way to "weapon".
3. molecular: This term belongs to chemistry and biology contexts, far from weapons vocabulary.
4. electronic: There is no standard phrase "electronic weapon" in common usage.

Since only nuclear weapon is the accepted phrase, option A is correct.