Science, asked by leslieware78, 1 year ago

In most reactors, what is a control rod made of and what is it used for?

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Answered by hoxabel
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What is control rods are made of?

- They are made of boron, silver, indium and cadmium since they can absorb many neutrons pretty well without fissioning or Splitting.

What are control rods used for?

- Control rods are used  to control the fission rate of uranium and plutonium.


hoxabel: Correction: "What are control rods made of" and No problem. Glad I could be useful
Answered by Reyansh05
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=> Control rod is generally made of of silver and boron but it also made up of indium and cadmium,and the control rod is used for control the rate of fission in nuclear rector.
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