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प्रश्न
The following question are about the nuclear reactor of a power plant.
Why is liquid sodium (or carbon dioxide gas) pumped through the reactor?
उत्तर
Liquid sodium is pumped to transfer the heat produced in the reactor by fission to a heat exchanger for converting water into steam.
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