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heavy hydrogen

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an isotope of hydrogen which has one neutron (as opposed to zero neutrons in hydrogen)

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Deuterium ("heavy hydrogen") already has the extra neutron that light hydrogen would absorb, reducing the tendency to capture neutrons. Source: Internet

The nuclei of the heavy hydrogen isotopes deuterium and tritium contain one proton bound to one and two neutrons, respectively. Source: Internet

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