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Explain the role of control rods in a reactor. Why are they made of cadmium ?

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Solution :CONTROL rods are USED to control the chain REACTION in the nuclear reactor by absorbing the neutrons emitted during fission of `U^(235)`.
Cadmium can easily absorb a suitable FRACTION of neutrons emitted during nuclear fission in the nuclear reactor to obtain a controlled chain reaction.


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