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DEUTOHYDROGENE [1 record]

Record 1 - external organization data 2000-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Nuclear Physics
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
DEF

The isotope of hydrogen that has atoms of twice the mass of ordinary light hydrogen atoms, that occurs naturally in very small amounts in water, and that is used in nuclear reactions and as a tracer in chemical and biological investigations - called also heavy hydrogen; symbol D, H² or ²H.

DEF

An isotope of hydrogen having the mass number 2.

CONT

Tritium (Hydrogen 3) ... emits beta particles and decays into Helium 3. It is constantly being produced in the upper atmosphere and in all lakes, rivers, and oceans by the capture of cosmic rays by atoms of Deuterium (Hydrogen 2), a naturally occurring isotope of hydrogen.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Physique nucléaire
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
DEF

Isotope de l'hydrogène, de symbole D, dit aussi hydrogène lourd.

CONT

Le deutérium accompagne l'hydrogène présent dans la nature à l'état pur ou dans l'eau [...] En dehors de son emploi comme modérateur sous forme d'eau lourde, le deutérium est utilisé [...] dans la synthèse de composés organiques pour les études par traceurs.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
  • Física nuclear
  • Compartimiento - Comisión Canadiense de Seguridad Nuclear
DEF

Isótopo del hidrógeno cuya masa o peso atómico es de aproximadamente 2.

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