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heavy hydrogen n.
See deuterium.
| heavy hydrogen
See deuterium. |
heavy hydrogen
isotope of hydrogen with atomic weight of approximately 2. Its nucleus, consisting of one proton and one neutron, has double the mass of the nucleus of ordinary hydrogen. Deuterium is a stable atomic species found in natural hydrogen compounds to the extent of 0.014 to 0.015 percent.
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