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Mention the uses of heavy water .

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Heavy water is used as moderator in nuclear reactors as it can lower the energies of fast moving neutrons.
(ii) `D_(2)O` is commonly used as an tracer to study organic reaction mechanisms and mechanism of metabolic reactions. (iii) It is also used as a coolant in nuclear reactors as it absorbs the heat generated.
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