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Which among the following characters make graphite a good moderator?

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Cross-sectional area of graphite is very high

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Graphite is a good conductor of electricity

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There is elastic collision between graphite and neutron

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Graphite has weak van der Waals' force between two layers

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Solution

The correct options are
A Cross-sectional area of graphite is very high
C There is elastic collision between graphite and neutron
Graphite has a high surface area and performs elastic collisions to nuclei making it an excellent moderator.

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