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What are the uses of heavy water???​

Answer 1

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Uses of heavy water:

Heavy water is used as neutron moderator in nuclear reactors.

Heavy water is used in Neuclear Magnetic Resonance(NMR) spectroscopy. ...

Heavy water is used in Fourier Transform Infrared(FTIR) Spectroscopy of proteins.

Heavy water is used for metabolic rate testing in physiology and biology.

Answer 2

Required Answer:

First of all lets see what is heavy water.

Heavy water is a form of water that contains only deuterium rather than the common hydrogen-1 isotope that makes up most of the hydrogen in normal water.

Uses of Heavy Water:

1. Heavy water is widely used as moderator in nuclear reactors as it can lower the energies of fast neutrons.
2. It is commonly used as a tracer to study organic reaction mechanisms and mechanism of metabolic reactions.
3. It is also used as a coolant in nuclear reactors as it absorbs the heat generated.

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