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Ordinary water is not used as a moderato...

Ordinary water is not used as a moderator in nuclear reactors because

A

It cannot slow down fast moving neutrons

B

It cannot remove the heat from the reactor core

C

It absorbs the fast moving neutrons

D

Of its corrosive action on the metallic parts of the nuclear reactor

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The correct Answer is:
A

Ordinary water can’t absorb fast moving neutrons, thus can’t stop the process of nuclear fission.
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