COMEDK · Physics · 29. Nuclear Physics
Heavy water is
- A water, in which soap does not lather
- B compound of heavy oxygen and heavy hydrogen
- C compound of deuterium and oxygen
- D water at \(4^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\)
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(C) compound of deuterium and oxygen
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Heavy water is compound that contains heavy hydrogen or deuterium and oxygen. Heavy water is also called deuterium oxide \(\mathrm{D}_{2} \mathrm{O}\).
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