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Old 05-16-05, 01:59   #9 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by jjoj
actually, i think the "chemical behaviour" of deuterium is a little different than normal H2O. otherwise, why wouldn't they use regular water in nuclear reactors?
Nope, the chemical behaviour is exactly the same, but the physical behaviour is slightly different at the nuclear level. The only difference in the "real world" is that it's a little heavier.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutron_moderator
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