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Q.An isotope of hydrogen (A) reacts with diatomic molecule of element which occupies group number 16 and period number 2 to give compound (B) is used as a moderator in nuclear reaction. (A) adds on to a compound (C), which has the molecular formula C₃H₆ to give (D). Identify A, B, C and D.

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Step 1. (A) is an isotope of hydrogen. It reacts with the diatomic molecule of the element in group 16, period 2 -- that is oxygen (O₂) -- to give compound (B), which is used as a moderator in nuclear reactions. Heavy water (D₂O) is exactly the nuclear moderator described in Section 4.6.2, and it forms from deuterium and oxygen: 2D2+O2→2D2O2D_2 + O_2 \rightarrow 2D_2O. So A = deuterium (D₂) and B = heavy water (D₂O).

Step 2. (A), deuterium, adds on to a compound (C) with molecular formula C3H6C_3H_6 -- this is propene (CH2=CH−CH3CH_2=CH-CH_3), an alkene capable of addition reactions. …

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