The difference between Deuterated and Tritiated

When used as adjectives, deuterated means describing a compound which has had some of its normal hydrogen (protium) replaced with the heavy isotope deuterium, whereas tritiated means describing a compound which has had some of its normal hydrogen (protium) replaced with the heavy isotope tritium.


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  1. Deuterated as an adjective (chemistry):

    Describing a compound which has had some of its normal hydrogen (protium) replaced with the heavy isotope deuterium.

  1. Deuterated as a verb:

  1. Tritiated as an adjective (chemistry):

    Describing a compound which has had some of its normal hydrogen (protium) replaced with the heavy isotope tritium.

  1. Tritiated as a verb:

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