The nucleus of deuterium, consists of one proton and one neutron, used as a bombarding particle in accelerators
English: deuteron
deuteronEnglish
deuterium, deuteron, heavy hydrogen
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An isotope of hydrogen which has one neutron (as opposed to zero neutrons in hydrogen)
English: deuterium, heavy hydrogen
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