HEAVY WATER (D20)

It is used in the preparation of other deuterium compounds.

Uses of D2O:
(i) It is used as moderator in nuclear reactors.
(ii) It is used in the exchange reaction study of reaction mechanisms.

Related Topic Name

1. Position of hydrogen in the perioidic table
2. Dihydrogen
3. Preparation of dihydrogen
4. Properties of dihydrogen
5. Hydrides
6. Water
7. Hydrogen peroxide
9. Dihydrogen as a fuel