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25.
Heavy water is
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Poonamkumari said:
1 decade ago
Deuterium is an isotopes of hydrogen. And its molecular mass is 22. So deuterium is heavy water.
Ramesh said:
1 decade ago
H2O : Molecular mass 18.
D2O : Molecular mass 22.
D2O : Molecular mass 22.
Harshpreet Singh said:
1 decade ago
Deuterium is an isotope of hydrogen which has atomic mass of 2 units which is twice of the that of hydrogen atom which has an atomic mass of one unit. Because of this the molecular mass of deuterium oxide is 20 units, whereas that of normal water is 18 units. Therefore deuterium oxide is called heavy water.
Pralay said:
1 decade ago
Tritium oxide is super-heavy water.
Omprakash said:
1 decade ago
Why not tritium?
Ankit said:
1 decade ago
D2O is formula for heavy water.
Sonia said:
1 decade ago
D2O is used in atomic reactors in nuclear plants.
Sriram said:
1 decade ago
D20 is used in nuclear plants as the moderants or the coolants. They posssess a great heat absorbing power.
Tejal said:
1 decade ago
D2O is used in atomic reactors in nuclear plants
Ashu said:
1 decade ago
Ya actually chemical formula of duterium is D2O. It is used in rocket as a fuel
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