What exactly is deuterium?

Published on 10/11/2021 by Dr. med. Christian Gersch
Dr. Gersch is a Kaiserslautern based concierge physican

Deuterium occurs naturally and is similar to the much better known hydrogen, but has an extra neutron and thus twice the atomic mass as hydrogen. As a result, it is also referred to as "heavy hydrogen".

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