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Heavy hydrogen has ________ neutron and proton in the nucleus.

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Deuterium. , also known as heavy hydrogen is one of two stable isotopes of hydrogen. The nucleus of deuterium, called a deuteron, contains one proton and one neutron, whereas the far more common hydrogen isotope, protium, has no neutron in the nucleus.

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