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Q. Heavy water is used in nuclear reactors for:

JIPMERJIPMER 1995

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Heavy water $ ({{D}_{2}}O) $ is used in nuclear reactors to decrease the speed of neutrons. Heavy water is oxide of heavy hydrogen (deuterium, $ {}_{1}{{H}^{2}} $ ) and is obtained by multi step electrolysis of water.