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Discuss the importance of heavy water in nuclear reactor.

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Heavy water is used as a moderator in nuclear reactors because it slows down the fast moving neutrons and therefore helps in cotrolling the nuclear fission process. It has also been used as a tracer compound to study the mechanism of many chemical reactions.
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  10. How many allotropes of dihydrogen are known? What is their importance?

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  16. What is the difference between hydrolysis and hydrations?

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  17. What is understood by hydrogenations?

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  18. What are the advantanges in using hydrogen as a fuel?

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