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the function of heavy water in a nuclear reactor is to

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Answered by Iloveanime

Heavy water (D2O) is used to regulate the temperature of the reactor and to condense the gaseous sodium.

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Anonymous: in nuclear reactor it contain some important parts

Anonymous: moderator:- to decrease the energy of emitted neutron from 2.5 mev to 0.025 mev they are allow to pass through moderator and to cause further fission. heavy water and graphite are used as moderator

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Explanation:

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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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