Can we drink D2O and T2O -heavy water- Won-t it show any adverse reaction-

We can drink nbsp;D2O nbsp;in small quantities. The chemical properties of nbsp;hydrogena nbsp;nd nbsp;deuterium are slightly different, it will take ...

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Can we drink D₂O and T₂O (heavy water)? Won't it show any adverse reaction?

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We can drink D₂O in small quantities. The chemical properties of hydrogena nd deuterium are slightly different, it will take a very large amout of D₂O to affect us adversely. If ingested for about a week it can lead to alterations in the chemical reactions as it forms slightly stronger hydrogen bonds and it also leads to disruption in division of cells.
T₂O on the other hand is slightly radioactive and should not eb ingested.

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Can we drink D2O and T2O (heavy water)? Won't it show any adverse reaction?

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