Science, asked by sharmaishant2274, 1 year ago

Some statements about heavy water are given below: (i) Heavy water is used as a moderator in nuclear reactors.

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Answered by arvindvanjinapuram

Heavy water is used in certain types of nuclear reactors, where it acts as a neutron moderator to slow down neutrons so that they are more likely to react with the fissile uranium-235 than with uranium-238, which captures neutrons without fissioning.

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