Heavy Water

GPTKB entity

Statements (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:chemical_compound
gptkbp:appearance Colorless liquid
gptkbp:boilingPoint 101.4 °C
gptkbp:CASNumber 7789-20-0
gptkbp:chemicalFormula D2O
gptkbp:containsElement gptkb:Deuterium
gptkb:Oxygen
gptkbp:density 1.1056 g/cm³
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Harold_Urey
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1931
gptkbp:foundIn Natural water (trace amounts)
gptkbp:infraredAbsorption Different from H2O
gptkbp:isotopicVariantOf gptkb:water
gptkbp:meltingPoint 3.82 °C
gptkbp:molecularWeight 20.0276 g/mol
gptkbp:otherName Deuterium oxide
gptkbp:pKa 15.43
gptkbp:producedBy Distillation of liquid hydrogen
Electrolysis of water
gptkbp:refractiveIndex 1.3284 at 20 °C
gptkbp:relatedTo Light water
Semiheavy water
gptkbp:replacedBy Hydrogen in H2O with Deuterium
gptkbp:riskFactor Toxic in large amounts
gptkbp:solubility Miscible
gptkbp:stateAtRoomTemperature gptkb:water
gptkbp:usedAs Tracer in chemical and biological research
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:CANDU_reactors
gptkb:Research_reactors
gptkbp:uses Nuclear reactors
Neutron moderator
gptkbp:vaporPressure 2.53 kPa at 25 °C
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Heavy_Water_Reactor
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Heavy Water