CET Karnataka Medical CET - Karnataka Medical Solved Paper-2004

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    Heavy water is:

    A)  compound of deuterium and oxygen

    B)  water at \[4{}^\circ C\]

    C)  water, in which soap does not lather

    D)  compound of heavy oxygen and heavy hydrogen

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    The chemical formula of heavy water is \[{{D}_{2}}O.\]Here D is the heavy isotope of hydrogen (H) with mass number 2 i.e. deuterium \[_{1}{{D}^{2}}\] and O stands for oxygen. Hence, heavy water is a compound of deuterium and oxygen.


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