That's because during evaporation, water molecules containing deuterium, a heavy
isotope of hydrogen made of one proton and one neutron, get left behind in the ocean.
Not exact matches
More precisely, it's composed
of plasma, super-heated gas
made up
of hydrogen's constituent
isotopes, deuterium and tritium — the smallest and most basic atoms.
«Rare
isotopes will help us to understand how stars processed some
of the
hydrogen and helium gas from the Big Bang into elements that
make up solid planets and life,» Wrede said.
Mainstream fusion power schemes fuse
hydrogen isotopes called deuterium and tritium to
make helium nuclei, releasing large amounts
of energy in the process.