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Heavy water (deuterium oxide, 2 H 2 O, D 2 O) is a form of water in which hydrogen atoms are all deuterium (2 H or D, also known as heavy hydrogen) rather than the ...
Deuterium can replace 1 H in water molecules to form heavy water (2 H 2 O), which is about 10.6% denser than normal water (so that ice made from it sinks in normal water). Heavy water is slightly toxic in eukaryotic animals, with 25% substitution of the body water causing cell division problems and sterility, and 50% substitution causing death ...
Water enriched in 2 H is called heavy water. Deuterium and its compounds are used as a non-radioactive label in chemical experiments and in solvents for 1 H-nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Heavy water is used as a neutron moderator and coolant for nuclear reactors. Deuterium is also a potential fuel for commercial nuclear fusion.
Deuterium thus has about twice the atomic mass as 1 H. Heavy water molecules contain two deuteriums instead of two 1 H atoms. The hydrogen in normal water is about 99.97% 1 H (by weight). [2] Production of heavy water involves isolating and removing deuterium-containing isotopologues within natural water.
Very large amounts of heavy water must be consumed for any toxicity to become apparent. Rats, however, are able to avoid heavy water by smell, and it is toxic to many animals. [83] Light water refers to deuterium-depleted water (DDW), water in which the deuterium content has been reduced below the standard 155 ppm level.
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Semiheavy water is the result of replacing one of the protium (normal hydrogen, 1 H) in normal water with deuterium (2 H; or less correctly, [1] D). [2] It exists whenever there is water with 1 H and 2 H in the mix. This is because hydrogen atoms (1,2 H) are rapidly exchanged between water molecules.
The farmers who grow Vidalia onions—in Vidalia, Georgia, of course—credit climate, soil, and water conditions for the unique flavor. The onions are so special, in fact, there’s an entire law ...