Liquid sodium finds use in nuclear reactors. Its function is

  • A
    To collect the reaction products
  • B
    To act as a heat exchanger or coolant
  • C
    To absorb the neutrons in order to control the chain reaction
  • D
    To act as a moderator which slows down the neutrons

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