Heavy Water Uses
deuterium labeling(Heavy water)
Heavy water is deuterium monoxide or
water in which one or more of the hydrogen atoms is a Deuterium atoms. Deuterium monoxide has the symbol
D2O or 2H2O. It is sometimes referred to
simply as deuterium oxide. Here are facts about heavy water, including its
chemical and physical properties. molecular formula
deuterium labeling(Heavy water) Facts and Properties
CAS number 7789-20-0 Molecular formula 2H2O molar mass 20.0276 g/mol exact mass 20.023118178 g/mol appearance pale blue transparent liquid odor odorless density 1.107 gm/cm3 melting point 3.8°C boiling point 101.4°C molecular weight 20.0276 g/mol vapor pressure 16.4 mm Hg refractive index 1.328 viscosity at 25°C 0.001095 Pa s specific heat of fusion 0.3096 kj/g
deuterium labeling(Heavy water) Uses
- Heavy water is used as a neutron moderator in some nuclear reactors.
- Deuterium oxide is used in nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy in aqueous solutions involving the study of a hydrogen nuclide.
- Deuterium oxide is used in organic chemistry to label hydrogen or to follow reactions involving water.
- Heavy water is often used instead of regular water in Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) of proteins.
- Heavy water-moderated reactors are used to produce another isotope of hydrogen -- tritium.
- Heavy water, made using deuterium and oxygen-18, is to test human and animal metabolic rates via the doubly labeled water test.
- Heavy water has been used in a neutrino detector.
Ref:https://www.thoughtco.com/facts-about-deuterium-607910
