H2
4.0282035557 g/mol
Industrial ChemicalDanger
Dideuterium
CAS7782-39-0EC231-952-7
Category
Industrial Chemical
Compound Class
Other
Primary Use
Neutron moderator in nuclear reactors
Dideuterium is a stable isotopic form of hydrogen consisting of two deuterium atoms bonded together. It is primarily significant as a neutron moderator in nuclear reactors, where it slows down fast neutrons to sustain a controlled nuclear chain reaction.
Neutron moderator in nuclear reactors
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Safety Reference
Danger
H220Extremely flammable gas
H280Contains gas under pressure; may explode if heated
Identifiers
InChIKey
UFHFLCQGNIYNRP-VVKOMZTBSA-N
SMILES
[2H][2H]
Synonyms (17)
- D2
- (2)H2
- Deuterium (gas)
- Deuterium molecule
- Deuterium, 99.7 atom % D
- Deuterium, 99.8 atom % D
- Deuterium, 99.9 atom % D
- Deuterium, 99.96 atom % D
- Deuterium, compressed
- Dideuterium
- Diplogen
- HYDROGEN H-2
- Heavy hydrogen
- Hydrogen, isotope of mass 2
- MOLECULAR HYDROGEN H-2
- hydrogen 2