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Heavy water is not used directly in the hydrogen bomb.
The deuterium in the heavy water is separated and reacted with lithium metal to make lithium deuteride. Lithium deuteride is a dry powder that is the fusion fuel for hydrogen bombs.
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∙ 10y agoHeavy water is treated by filtration and ion exchange then reused again.
Only rare water wastes are treated by evaporation or chemical precipitation. Liquid wastes containing a mixture of light and heavey water are filtered and treated using mixed-bed ion exchange column. After treatment they go another step and processed using an enrichment distillation column
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What is heavy water used for?
Heavy water is used in making hydrogen bombs.
Why hydrogen sulphide used in heavy metal test?
Because some metal sulfides are water insoluble.
What is hydrogen used for in its pure form?
the hydrogen bomb which is larger than the atomic one
How is heavy water different from normal water?
Heavy water is made with Deuterium which is an isotope of Hydrogen that has one Neutron in the atomic nucleus. Common hydrogen does not have any neutrons in the nucleus.This extra neutron makes the water heavier (twice the mass per atom) and more reactive.Heavy water is deuterium oxide. Ordinary water is Hydrogen Oxide.
Who was president when you dropped the hydrogen bomb?
Only two atomic bombs were used against man kind in war and neither of those were a thermonuclear or hydrogen bomb.
What is heavy water used for?
Heavy water is used in making hydrogen bombs.
Who was using the hydrogen bomb?
the hydrogen bomb has never been used in war
What is used as a trigger in a hydrogen bomb?
An atomic bomb.
Was gold wire used in making heavy water for the atomic bomb?
Toats xoxoxox
In a heavy water reactor what is in the reactor water molecules instead of hydrogen?
The heavy water in a heavy water reactor is water where many of the regular hydrogen atoms (one proton and one electron) are replaced by heavy hydrogen (or deuterium) which has one proton, one electron, and one neutron. The addition of the neutron in the hydrogen atoms increases the mass (weight) of the water molecules and changes its chemical and physical properties making it useful in a heavy water reactor.Normal water is H2O or two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom. There is an isotope of hydrogen named deuterium. Deuterium is heavier than hydrogen but it's still hydrogen, so if one or more of the hydrogen atoms is replaced with deuterium it creates heavy water. So the water in a heavy water reactor is just water with deuterium atoms rather than ordinary hydrogen atoms. This is probably confusing but it is water and you could drink it without harm. But, don't drink a lot because the body is used to the lighter water.
What country has launched a hydrogen bomb on another country?
None. The hydrogen bomb has never been used in war.
Why hydrogen sulphide used in heavy metal test?
Because some metal sulfides are water insoluble.
What is the principle used in the hydrogen bomb?
Nuclear fusion.
Is the hydrogen bomb still used today?
yes
Was the hydrogen bomb used in a war?
no but it was almost in Vietnam
What is hydrogen used for in its pure form?
the hydrogen bomb which is larger than the atomic one
How is fusion used in a hydrogen bomb?
a hydrogen bomb is a fusion bomb. even though in standard types of hydrogen bombs 90% of the yield is fission, caused by uranium-238 fission by 15 MeV neutrons from the fusion reaction.
