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What is heavy water?

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  1. $H _{2}O^{18}$

  2. $D _{2}O$

  3. $H _{2}O^{17}$

  4. $H_{2}O

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Deuterium oxide $D _{2}O$ is known as heavy water. When both $H$ atoms of water $(H _2O)$ are replaced with $D$ atoms, heavy water is obtained.

Calcium carbide + heavy water $\rightarrow$ ?
The product of the above reaction is:

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  1. $C _2H _2$

  2. $CaD _2$

  3. $Ca(OD) _2$

  4. $CD _4$

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

$CaC _{2}+2D _{2}o\rightarrow Ca(OD) _{2}+C _{2}D _{2}$

$D _2O$ can be obtained by:

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  1. repeated distillation

  2. exchange process

  3. neutron emitting radioactive decay in presence of water

  4. exhaustive electrolysis of alkaline water

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Correct Option: A,B,D
Explanation:

Heavy water is deuterium oxide $(D _2O)$. Ordinary water contains a fraction (1 in 6000 parts) of heavy water. On large scale, it is produced by repeated electrolysis of ordinary water containing alkali. It is also produced by repeated distillation and condensation. It is also obtained by exchange process.

Heavy water is used as a:

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  1. fuel in engines

  2. semiconductor

  3. moderator in nuclear reactors

  4. insulator in steam engines

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Heavy metals is used as a moderator in nuclear reactors to bring the fission reaction by slowing down the neutrons and capturing them. The main reason is that the heavy water captures less neutrons than the normal water. Later it can be used as a fuel which has not undergone enrichment to increase the percentage of Uranium-235

$D _{2}O$ is used more in:

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  1. chemical industry

  2. nuclear moderator

  3. pharmaceutical preparation

  4. insecticide preparations

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Heavy water is used in nuclear reactors, where it acts as a neutron moderator to slow down neutrons so that they are more likely to react with the fissile uranium-235 than with uranium-238, which captures neutrons without fissioning.

Organic ion exchange resins purify hard water to yield :

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  1. Distilled water

  2. Only decalcified water

  3. Deionised water

  4. Water having relatively high concentration of $OH^{-}$ion

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Organic ion exchange resins are used for water softening. In this process, the $Ca^{+2}$ and $Mg^{+2}$ ions which cause hardness are exchanged for $Na^{+}$ or $K^{+}$ ions due to which the water becomes decalcified or hardness free. Therefore, organic ion exchange resins purify hard water to yield only decalcified water

Hardness of water can be detected with:

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  1. $Na _{2}CO _{3}$ solution

  2. soap water

  3. dil. $HCl$

  4. acidified $KMnO _{4}$ solution

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Hardness of water can be detected with soap water. Water is described as being 'hard' if it does not lather readily with soap. 

'Soft water', on the other hand, is described as the one, which lathers readily with soap. Chemically, natural water is never pure and contains varying amounts of the dissolved impurities absorbed from the natural or man made environment. 
When appreciable concentrations of calcium ions $(Ca^{2+})$ or the magnesium ions $(Mg^{2+})$ in the form of their dissolved salts are contained in water, it becomes hard.

Heavy water $\displaystyle \left( { D } _{ 2 }O \right) $ is used in Atomic Reactors as -

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  1. Coolant

  2. Controller

  3. Shield

  4. Moderator

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Moderator. e.g. , Heavy water, is a substance used in nuclear reactors of reduce the speed of fast Neutrons produced by nuclear fission.Moderator. e.g. , Heavy water, is a substance used in nuclear reactors of reduce the speed of fast Neutrons produced by nuclear fission.Moderator. e.g. , Heavy water, is a substance used in nuclear reactors of reduce the speed of fast Neutrons produced by nuclear fission.'

Heavy water is used in nuclear reactors as:

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  1. source of $\alpha-$ particles

  2. slowing down the speed of high energy neutrons

  3. transporting heat of the reactor

  4. heating purpose

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Heavy water is used in nuclear reactors, where it acts as a neutron moderator to slow down neutrons so that they are more likely to react with the fissile $U^{235}$ than with $U^{238}$, which captures neutrons without fissioning.

Heavy water is a compound of :

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  1. hydrogen and heavier isotope of oxygen.

  2. heavier isotope of hydrogen and heavier isotope of oxygen.

  3. oxygen and heavier isotope of hydrogen.

  4. none of the above

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Heavy water is $D _2O$ and it is composed of oxygen and heavier isotope of hydrogen $(D)$.