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Water and Heavy water
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In atomic reactor heavy water is used as

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Solution

In Nuclear reactors heavy water is used as moderator. The neutrons are slowed down by pairing through heavy water which acts as a moderator. To bring the fission of uranium atoms, neutrons with slow speed are required.

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