Q. Which of the following is correct about heavy water?
A) Water at $4℃$ having maximum density is known as heavy water
B) It is formed by the combination of heavier isotope of hydrogen and oxygen
C) It is heavier than water
D) None of the above
Explanation
(b)
Heavy water is formed by the combination of heavier isotope $\left( \ _{1}H^{2}\ or\ D \right)$ with oxygen.
$2D_{2} + O_{2} \rightarrow \ \ \ \ \ 2D_{2}O\$
$\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ heavy\ water$
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Ph.D. in Physics with 19+ years of teaching experience.