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State the reason, why heavy water is generally used as a moderator in a nuclear reactor.
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In nuclear reactors, heavy water is generally used as a moderator because unlike normal water, which absorbs neutron, it slows down neutron without absorbing it.
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nucleus with subsequent emission of 
- particle Write the corresponding nuclear reaction. Calculate the energy released in this reaction.
Given mass of 3 L
e = 4.000 26044 a.m.u.
Mass of neutron 
= 1.0086654 a.m.u.
Mass of tritium 
= 3.016049 a.m.u.
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undergoes β- decay and becomes 
, Calculate the maximum kinetic energy of electrons emitted assuming that the daughter nucleus and anti- neutrino carry negligible kinetic energy.
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Atomic mass of 
= 238.05079 u
Atomic mass of 
= 234.04363 u
Atomic mass of 
= 4.00260 u
1u = 931.5 Me V/c2
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