The enol form of acetone, after treatment with $D_{2}O$ gives

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After treatment with $D_{2}O,\ the\ H^{+}\ ion\ of - OH$ group is replaced by $D^{+}$ ion, because of being more reactive than deuterium
$CH_{3} - C = CH_{2}\overset{{\ \ D}_{2}O\ \ }{\rightarrow}CH_{3} - C = CH_{2}$
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$OH$ $OD$

Q. The enol form of acetone, after treatment with $D_{2}O$ gives

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