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Hi...Why ice of heavy water don`t float on water ??

Hi...Why ice of heavy water don`t float on water ??

Grade:12th pass

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deepak kumar
19 Points
7 years ago
ice of heavy water don’t float on water  because Deuterium forms stronger hydrogen bonds than protium, so the bonds between hydrogen and oxygen in heavy watermolecules would be expected to impact the water heavy water molecules pack when the substance changes from a liquid to a solid

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