Semiheavy water

Not to be confused with Heavy water.
Semiheavy water
Spacefill model of water
Spacefill model of water
Names
IUPAC name
(O-2H1)Water
Other names
Deuterium hydrogen monoxide
Deuterium hydrogen oxide, Water-d1, Water-d
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
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  • InChI=1S/H2O/h1H2/i/hD
    Key: XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-DYCDLGHISA-N
  • [2H]O
Properties
H2HO or HDO
Molar mass 19.0214 g mol−1
Appearance Very pale blue, transparent liquid, very similar to regular water
Density 1.054 g cm−3
Melting point 3.81 °C (38.86 °F; 276.96 K)
Boiling point 100.74 °C (213.33 °F; 373.89 K)
miscible
log P −0.65
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Semiheavy water is the result of replacing one of the protium in normal water with deuterium.[1] It exists whenever there is water with light hydrogen (protium, 1H) and deuterium (D or 2H) in the mix. This is because hydrogen atoms (1H and 2H) are rapidly exchanged between water molecules. Water containing 50% 1H and 50% 2H, is about 50% H2HO and 25% each of H2O and 2H2O, in dynamic equilibrium.[2] In normal water, about 1 molecule in 3,200 is HDO (one hydrogen in 6,400 is 2H). By comparison, heavy water D2O[3] occurs at a proportion of about 1 molecule in 41 million (i.e., one in 6,4002). This makes semiheavy water far more common than "normal" heavy water.

The freezing point of semiheavy water is close to the freezing point of heavy water at 3.8°C compared to the 3.82°C of heavy water.

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  2. ^ Goncharuk VV, Kavitskaya AA, Romanyukina IY, Loboda OA (June 2013). "Revealing water's secrets: deuterium depleted water". Chemistry Central Journal. 7 (1): 103. doi:10.1186/1752-153X-7-103. PMC 3703265. PMID 23773696.
  3. ^ "Heavy water | chemical compound". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2019-04-24.