The control rods of a nuclear reactor:
A) regulate the chain reaction because they contain catalysts.
B) regulate the chain reaction because they absorb the U-235 atoms.
C) regulate the chain reaction because they absorb the neutrons.
D) regulate the chain reaction because they produce positrons.
E) none of the above
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