The Philippines has the worlds largest deposit of heavy water which can be used for atomic energy, in spectroscopy, and as an automobile fuel. What makes heavy water different from water?
- An extra hydrogen molecule
- One less hydrogen molecule making it HO not H2O
- An extra oxygen molecule
- The presence of deuterium
Answer
The correct answer is D) The presence of deuterium.
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