Deuteron

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Recently, a new study out of the ALICE collaboration at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has explained how deuterons survive high-energy particle collisions.

About Deuteron

• A deuteron is a stable isotope of hydrogen with a nucleus containing one proton and one neutron.
• It is denoted by the symbol “²H” or “D”.
• It is found in small amounts in natural water and in the atmosphere of Jupiter and Saturn. 

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Properties of Deuteron

• Mass: The mass of a deuteron is approximately about twice the mass of a proton.
• Charge: A deuteron has a net positive charge of +1, since it contains one proton.
• Spin: The deuteron has a nuclear spin of 1, which means that it behaves like a tiny magnet with a north pole and a south pole.
• Magnetic Moment: The deuteron has a magnetic moment that is approximately 0.8574 nuclear magnetons, which is about 0.31 times the magnetic moment of a proton.

Applications of Deuteron

• It is used in the production of heavy water, which is used as a moderator in nuclear reactors.
• It is used in the production of deuterium, which is used as a fuel in fusion reactors.
• It is used in the production of tritium, which is used in nuclear weapons.

Source: TH