heavy-water
Deuterated hydrogen oxide
Heavy water is water in which the hydrogen atoms are replaced by deuterium, a heavier isotope of hydrogen.
It looks and behaves like ordinary water but has slightly different physical properties.
Heavy water serves as a moderator in certain nuclear reactors and has applications in scientific research.
The term gained notoriety during World War II when Allied forces sabotaged Nazi Germany's heavy-water production to hinder atomic weapons development.
Controlled fission apparatus
- moderatorOne who presates proceedings
- neutronUncharged nuclear particle
- fissionNuclear breakup releasing energy
- fusionJoining into unity
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Hydrogen isotope with neutron
- protiumSingle-proton hydrogen isotope
- tritiumHydrogen's radioactive isotope
- hydrogenSimplest atomic element
- massQuantity of matter
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- moleculeBonded atomic group
- bondingForming close connections
- covalentSharing electrons between atoms
- polarOf extreme latitudes
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Current-induced ionic separation
- distillationPurification via vaporization
- enrichmentImprovement through addition
- separationState of being apart
- plantBotanical organism
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reactor
Controlled fission apparatus
- moderatorOne who presates proceedings
- neutronUncharged nuclear particle
- fissionNuclear breakup releasing energy
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deuterium
Hydrogen isotope with neutron
- protiumSingle-proton hydrogen isotope
- tritiumHydrogen's radioactive isotope
- hydrogenSimplest atomic element
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solvent
Dissolving liquid or financially stable
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electrolysis
Current-induced ionic separation
- distillationPurification via vaporization
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- separationState of being apart
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