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Normal water is made of H2O. That is: two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom. Heavy water is made of 2H2O (also known as D2O). That is: one deuterium atom and one oxygen atom. Deuterium is a variation of hydrogen which has a neutron in its nucleus (normal hydrogen has no neutrons).

Do not confuse heavy water with H2O2, which is simply hydrogen peroxide.

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