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Heavy water is so called because it contains -

A. Heavy isotope of hydrogen
B. Heavy isotope of oxygen
C. Mole number of hydrogen atoms
D. Mole number of oxygen atoms
Answer» A. Heavy isotope of hydrogen
Explanation: Heavy water, formally called deuterium oxide, is a form of "water that contains a larger than normal amount of the hydrogen isotope deuterium, (also known as "heavy hydrogen") rather than the common hydrogen-1 isotope that makes up most of the hydrogen in normal water.
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