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Deuterium is an isotope of hydrogen that contains one proton and one neutron in its nucleus, in contrast to regular hydrogen which has just one proton. Deuterium is commonly used in nuclear fusion reactions and as a tracer in biochemical studies. It is also found naturally in small quantities in water.

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Which element on the periodic table is the first to have neutrons?

Hydrogen (duterium).


What is the difference between isotope and isodiaphers?

isotopes are nucleus having same atomic no but different mass no .hydrogen, duterium,tritium are examples isodiaphers are the nucleus having same difference in no o f protons and no of neutrons . isotopes are nucleus having same atomic no but different mass no .hydrogen, duterium,tritium are examples isodiaphers are the nucleus having same difference in no o f protons and no of neutrons . isotopes are nucleus having same atomic no but different mass no .hydrogen, duterium,tritium are examples isodiaphers are the nucleus having same difference in no o f protons and no of neutrons .


An isotope differs from regular atoms of an element by having a different number of?

Neutrons. As an example, hydrogen has three isotopes, Hydrogen, Duterium and Tritium. Hydrogen atoms consist of one proton and one electron. Duterium atoms consist of one proton, one electron and one neutron. Tritium atoms consist of one proton, one electron and two neutrons.


Which is heavy either Duterium or Tritium?

Tritium is heavier than deuterium. Tritium consists of one proton and two neutrons, while deuterium consists of one proton and one neutron. Because tritium has an extra neutron, it is heavier than deuterium.


What would happen if you shot a warp core with a Star Destroyer turborlaser turret?

In the worst case senario it would cause a dangerous hull breach that destroys the ship before evacutation is even sugested. In the best case senario it would give at least 10 seconds to evacuate.Answer:Uh... no? Read the question. The question was not, "What would happen if you shot a ship with a Star Destroyer turbolaser turret, damaging the warp core containment field?" Here's my original answer, answering the actual question: "Doesn't matter if you shot it with a bullet; the antimatter would react with matter, causing a (you guessed it) matter-antimatter reaction."First answerer:How STUPID are you? The blast would puncture the anti-deuterium and duterium tanks, and maybe the plasma coolant tanks as well. The coolant leakage would vaporize organic things (Star Trek First Contact) (like people) and the anti-duterium and duterium would react violently with each other uncontrollably (Memory Alpha). Then it would cause a hull breach that destroys the ship in a matter of minutes, or even a few seconds. Read the question? HUH? I asked this question BEFORE I knew this stuff and had to look it up because the person who wrote the first anwer was too incompetent. The question was " if you shot a warp core with a star destoryer turbolaser, what would happen and how soon?"I have to amit that I asked this dumb question so that i would get to the top list of question askers.Dahat whatever your number is, YOU wasted my time because of your stupid answers.


Is Duterium heavy than Tririum?

Protium, deuterium, and tritium are all isotopes of hydrogen (H). As far as their masses: Tritium>Deuterium>Protium In their nuclei: Protium has 1 proton and 0 neutrons Deuterium has 1 proton and 1 neutron Tritium has 1 proton and 2 neutrons So yes, Deuterium is heavier than tritium.


What has an atomic mass of eleven?

Several elements have an atomic mass of 11. An Isotope of carbon C-11, an isotope of Boron, B-11, an isotope of Nitrogen N-11 to name but 3. Isotopes are elements that have the same atomic number but a different atomic mass. For example Hydrogen has 3 isotopes: H-1 (an atom consisting of one proton and 1 electron), H-2 (an atom consisting of one proton and 1 electron - plus a neutron. This is sometimes called 'duterium') and H-3 (an atom consisting of one proton and 1 electron - plus two neutrons. This is sometimes called 'tritrium').


What ion has 8 protons and 10 electrons?

There is no atom or element that has one proton, one neutron and ten electrons. Duterium has one proton, one neutron and one electron (in a neutral atom). Tritium has one proton, two neutrons and one electron (in a neutral atom), but that is the closest. In any neutral atom the number of electrons will equal the number of protons in the nucleus of that atom. An atom with one proton in its nucleus and 10 electrons just isn't possible.


How much graphite is used in a nuclear power plant per year?

United States nuclear power plants do not use graphite for operation and thus the answer is "none". Graphite is used in some reactor designs as a "moderator", which is the reactor feature that slows down neutrons so that the chain reaction will continue. US nuclear plants are "light water reactors" which means that they use regular water as the moderator. Canadian plants, for example, are "heavy water" plants which use duterium as a moderator. Chernobyl, the Ukranian plant that exploded in the 1980's, used graphite as a moderator.


Are atoms with the same atomic number atoms of the same element?

yes. Isotopes of an element have the same number of protons, thus electorns, thus the same chemical properties. Where isotpes differ is in the number of neutrons. Consider hydrogen, atomic number 1, atomic weight 1, 1 proton, 1 electron vs duterium, atomic number 1 atomic weight 2, 1 proton, 1 electron, 1 neutron. H2O = water D2O = heavy water