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Heavy water

Term · Chemistry · MLC-T-CHM-005154

Water in which the hydrogen atoms are predominantly the deuterium isotope, ²H or D, instead of the common protium isotope, ¹H or H. Its chemical formula is D₂O. Heavy water has a higher boiling point (101.4 °C) and freezing point (3.8 °C) than ordinary water (H₂O).

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CHM-005154
FieldChemistry
SubjectAnalytical Chemistry
ReferencesPAC, 1982, 54, 1533. 'Glossary of terms used in nuclear analytical chemistry (Provisional)' on page 1544 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac198254081533)
See alsoDeuterium
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Heavy water",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "Water in which the hydrogen atoms are predominantly the deuterium isotope, ²H or D, instead of the common protium isotope, ¹H or H. Its chemical formula is D₂O. Heavy water has a higher boiling point (101.4 °C) and freezing point (3.8 °C) than ordinary water (H₂O).",
  "subject": "Analytical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "deuterium"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1982, 54, 1533. 'Glossary of terms used in nuclear analytical chemistry (Provisional)' on page 1544 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac198254081533)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/heavy-water/"
}

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