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Questions Related to study of heavy water

Boiling point of heavy water is:

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  1. $3.82:^0C$

  2. $42:^{0}C$

  3. $100:^{0}C$

  4. $101.42:^{0}C$

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The boiling point of heavy water is $\displaystyle 101.42^oC $ which is higher than the boiling point of normal water $\displaystyle (100^oC) $ due to its higher molar mass.

When $SO _{3}$ treated with $D _{2}O$ , the products are:

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  1. deutero sulphuric acid

  2. deuterium sulphuric acid

  3. deuterium and sulphuric acid

  4. $D _{2}SO _{3}$

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
When $SO _3$ treated with $D _2O$ , the product is deutero sulphuric acid.
$SO _3+D _2O\rightarrow D _2SO _4$.

Heavy water is called so because:

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  1. it has dissolved salts in it

  2. it is an oxide of heavy hydrogen

  3. it is a hydride of heavy oxygen

  4. all of the above

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Heavy water is called so because, it is the oxide of heavy hydrogen $(D _2$ or $ _1H^2)$.

Which of the following is not a deuterolysis reaction

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  1. $SO _{3}+D _{2}O\rightarrow D _2SO _{4}$

  2. $CaC _{2}+2D _{2}O\rightarrow Ca(OD) _{2}+C _{2}D _{2}$

  3. $Mg _{3}N _{2}+6D _{2}O\rightarrow 3Mg(OD) _{2}+2ND _{3}$

  4. $AlCl _{3}3D _{2}O\rightarrow Al(OD) _{3}+3DCl$

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Option $A$ is not a deuterolysis reaction. It is not a chemical reaction at all. 

Deuterolysis reactions are reactions in which a salt reacts with heavy water to give a base and an acid.

Which of the following statement regarding $D _{2}O$ is correct?

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  1. It is an isotope of hydrogen

  2. It is used as a bleaching agent

  3. It is used as a moderator in atomic reactors

  4. It is used as a coolant in atomic reactors

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Correct Option: C,D
Explanation:

$D _2O$  is used as a moderator in atomic reactors and as coolant in atomic reactors.

The chain reaction in a reactor is sustained by the free neutrons coming from one fission being absorbed by a Uranium nucleus, which then fissions itself. The probability of this absorbtion is increased if the neutrons are moving slowly. The purpose of the moderator is to slow the neutrons down. 
Lighter nuclei make better moderators than heavy nuclei. If a neutron were to hit an infinitely heavy nucleus, it would bounce off in a different direction with the same velocity. When a neutron hits a nucleus of atomic mass one head on, it comes to a complete stop. 
So, we want to use light nucleus. The reason water $(H _2O)$ is unsuitable is that it is likely to absorb the neutrons instead of slowing them down. The probability of water absorbing a neutron is more than $200$ times higher than the probability of deuterium (which already has a neutron) doing so.
Hence, options C and D are correct.

The products formed when heavy water is reacted with magnesium nitride, is/are _______.

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  1. $NH _{3}Mg\left ( OH \right ) _{2}$

  2. $NH _{3}Mg\left ( OD \right ) _{2}$

  3. $ND _{3}Mg\left ( OH \right ) _{2}$

  4. $ND _{3}Mg\left ( OD \right ) _{2}$

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

$Mg _{ 3 }{ N } _{ 2 }+6{ D } _{ 2 }O \rightarrow 2{ ND } _{ 3 }+ 3Mg(OD) _{ 2 }$

$NaOH + D _{2}O \rightarrow NaOD + HDO$, is a:

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  1. exchange reaction.

  2. deuterolysis reaction.

  3. hydrolysis reaction.

  4. softening reaction.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
$NaOH + D _2O \rightarrow NaOD + HDO$, is exchange reaction where hydrogen in $NaOH$ is replaced by $D$ in $D _2O$ became $NaOD$.

Heavy water is used as a:

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  1. fuel in engines

  2. semiconductor

  3. moderator in nuclear reactors

  4. insulator in steam engines

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Answer:-

Heavy water is used in certain types of nuclear reactors, where it acts as a neutron moderator to slow down neutrons so that they are more likely to react with the fissile uranium-235 than with uranium-238, which captures neutrons without fissioning.

Heavy water is used as _______ in nuclear reactor.

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  1. controller

  2. moderator

  3. promoter

  4. none of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Heavy water acts as a neutron moderator in nuclear reactors to slow down neutrons so that they are more likely to react with the fissile $U _{235}$ than with $U _{238}$, which captures neutrons without fission process.

Heavy hydrogen has __  neutron and  _ proton in the nucleus.

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  1. 2 and 1

  2. 1 and 2

  3. 1 and 1

  4. 2 and 2

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Deuterium is called as a heavy hydrogen.
Heavy hydrogen $\left( _{ 1 }^{ 2 }{ D } \right) $ $=$ $1$ neutron
                                            $1$ proton
                                            ${ 1e }^{ - }$