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Question: Heavy water is used in atomic reactor as....

Heavy water is used in atomic reactor as.

A

Coolant

B

Moderator

C

Both moderator and coolant

D

Neither coolant nor moderator

Answer

Both moderator and coolant

Explanation

Solution

Heavy water is used as a moderator to slow down the speed of fast moving neutrons and as well as a coolant.