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- Moderator in some types (e.g. Candu) of nuclear reactor to slow high energy fission neutrons to thermal energies.
- In small quantities it can be used for MRI contrast.
- It can be used to slow chemical reactions in water solution.
- etc.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoIts most common use is as moderator (slows neutrons to thermal velocity) in natural uranium reactors (e.g. Candu). Some of these reactors also use it as Primary Loop coolant.
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∙ 14y agoheavy warer is used in power plants , especially nuclear power plants hope i helped:)
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∙ 14y agoThe natural, normal water contain about 0,003 % HDO and 0,000 003 % D2O.
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∙ 14y agoHeavy water is a deuterated water with the chemical formula D2O.
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What is heavy water in soda?
Deuterium Oxide. Heavy water is water formed using higher proportions of deuterium and tritium, unstable and heavier isotopes of hydrogen, for ease of storage of those particles before use in nuclear reactions.it is water
Is heavy water conductive?
Pure heavy water is practically not conductive.
What happends when heavy water comes out the muffler?
No heavy water in the muffler.
Why is only heavy water used as coolant for nuclear energy and can you use any other coolant used replacing D2O?
Many pressurized water reactors use "regular" water (light water) as a primay coolant. That means that "only heavy water" is not a rule as regards reactor design. Reactor design specifies the coolant to be used.
Heavy water is preferred as a moderator over normal water?
Heavy water has the advantage of being a good moderator and of absorbing fewer neutrons than does light water, so that natural (unenriched) uranium can be used. Light water demands enriched uranium, around 4 to 5 percent U-235. So you can make a choice: use heavy water which is expensive to produce, or use light water and expensive enriched uranium. You can see the different approach between the US and Canada. In the US there was experience of enrichment from the WW2 Manhattan project, in Canada there was no such experience but they had cheap hydro power to use to produce heavy water, so developed the Candu type of reactor.
What did Nazi Germany do with Heavy Water?
The Nazis hoped to use the heavy water to make atomic weapons.
Which should heavy water plants be near to fertilizer industry?
This is not a general rule; both fertilizers industry and heavy water production (by the exchange ammonia-water) use ammonia.
How do you make sawdust heavy?
Apply water to it or use high mass of sawdust.
How is Pascal's law used?
It is used to move heavy objects that can't be lifted by a human. You use water to move the heavy object.
Why not you use other compound instead of heavy water?
Water could be used because it won't wear away.
What is heavy water in soda?
Deuterium Oxide. Heavy water is water formed using higher proportions of deuterium and tritium, unstable and heavier isotopes of hydrogen, for ease of storage of those particles before use in nuclear reactions.it is water
What is the explanation of heavy water?
So you take some water...a lot of it. Then you have heavy water.
Why is only heavy water used as coolant for nuclear energy and can you use any other coolant used replacing D2O?
Many pressurized water reactors use "regular" water (light water) as a primay coolant. That means that "only heavy water" is not a rule as regards reactor design. Reactor design specifies the coolant to be used.
Is heavy water conductive?
Pure heavy water is practically not conductive.
What happends when heavy water comes out the muffler?
No heavy water in the muffler.
Heavy water is preferred as a moderator over normal water?
Heavy water has the advantage of being a good moderator and of absorbing fewer neutrons than does light water, so that natural (unenriched) uranium can be used. Light water demands enriched uranium, around 4 to 5 percent U-235. So you can make a choice: use heavy water which is expensive to produce, or use light water and expensive enriched uranium. You can see the different approach between the US and Canada. In the US there was experience of enrichment from the WW2 Manhattan project, in Canada there was no such experience but they had cheap hydro power to use to produce heavy water, so developed the Candu type of reactor.
How heavy is a swimsuit?
A swimsuit is not very heavy it only get a little heavy when we come out of water as it retains water
