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What is a result of the reaction of heavy water with sodium?(a) Formation of Hydrogen(b) Formation of sodium(c) Formation of sodium hydroxide(d) Sodium deuteroxideI had been asked this question in my homework.This interesting question is from Hydrogen topic in portion Hydrogen of Chemistry – Class 11

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The correct choice is (d) SODIUM deuteroxide

To explain: When one mole of heavy WATER reacts with one mole of sodium, it results in the FORMATION of 1 mole of sodium deuteroxide and HALF a mole of deuterium it is represented chemically as 1D2O + 1Na → 1NaOD + 1/2D2.



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