Chemistry, asked by guruprashanth, 8 months ago

what is the role of heavy water in a nuclear reactor

Answers

Answered by Anonymous

Water containing significantly more than the natural proportions (one in 6,500) of heavyhydrogen (deuterium, D) atoms to ordinary hydrogen atoms. Heavy water is used as a moderator in some reactors because it slows down neutrons effectively and also has a low probability of absorption of neutrons.

❤️
$<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>ᴏᴘ</title> <style>body { margin:0; padding:0px; background:#02101b; text-align:center ; min-height:100vh; font-weight:bold; font-size:20px; font-family:arial; color:white; } a:before{ content:""; position:absolute ; top:0; height:100%; width:40%; background:rgb(255,255,255,.05); transform:skewX(5deg); animation:all 1s linear infinite ; } @keyframes all{ 0%{ position:absolute ; left:0; background:rgb(255,255,255,.05); } 50%{ left:85px; position:absolute ; background:rgb(255,255,255,.05); } 100%{ right:85px; position:absolute ; background:rgb(255,255,255,.02); } } a{ padding:15px 30px; position:relative ; top:200px; color:#f35621; letter-spacing:2px; text-transform:uppercase ; text-decoration:none; transition:0.5s; height:20px; } a svg , a svg rect { position:absolute ; top:0; left:0; fill:transparent ; width:100%; height:100%; } a svg rect{ stroke-width:2; stroke:#f35612; stroke-dasharray:100; animation:ani 2s linear infinite ; } @keyframes ani{ 0%{ stroke-dashoffset:400; } 100%{ stroke-dashoffset:0; } } footer{ position:absolute ; bottom:0px; width:100%; box-sizing:border-box; background:rgb(255,255,255,.2); padding:5px; height:50px; } .i{ height:40px; width:40px; border-radius:50%; border:2px solid white; float:left; position:relative ; left:3px; } .name{ font-size:20px; font-weight:300; position:relative ; top:10.5px; left:-10px; } .h{ float:right ; margin:10px; color:#f35621; position:relative ; top:3px; animation:hi 1s infinite ; } @keyframes hi{ 0%{ transform:scale(0.8); } 50%{ transform:scale(1); } 100%{ transform:scale(0.8); } }</style> </head> <body> <a href="#"> <svg ><rect></rect></svg> ʜᴏᴘᴇ iᴛs ʜᴇʟᴘs </a> <footer> </footer> </body> </html>$

Answered by Mora22

Answer:

Water containing significantly more than the natural proportions (one in 6,500) of heavy hydrogen (deuterium, D) atoms to ordinary hydrogen atoms.

Heavy water is used as a moderator in some reactors because it slows down neutrons effectively and also has a low probability of absorption of neutrons.

Previous Question

Next Question

what is the role of heavy water in a nuclear reactor​

Answers

Water containing significantly more than the natural proportions (one in 6,500) of heavy hydrogen (deuterium, D) atoms to ordinary hydrogen atoms.

Heavy water is used as a moderator in some reactors because it slows down neutrons effectively and also has a low probability of absorption of neutrons.

what is the role of heavy water in a nuclear reactor