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Hydrogen
What is the importance of heavy water with regard to nuclear power generation?
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Discuss the importance of heavy water in nuclear reactor.
Heavy water has been used in nuclear reactors. In nuclear reactors, chain reactions occur very fast. In order to slow down the rate of these reactions, heavy water is used as a moderator. Actually, the speed of neutrons is slowed down by passing through heavy water before bringing about fission of uranium.
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Name one isotope of hydrogen which has no neutron.
Which isotope of hydrogen is used as a tracer in organic reactions ?
What is the molecular mass of a compound formed when tritium is burnt in air?
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