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Heavy water contains

atoms which makes the mass larger than ordinary water.
A. carbon-14
B. oxygen-18
C. hydrogen-2

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Step-by-step explanation:

The difference, though, lies in the hydrogen atoms. In ordinary water, each hydrogen atom has just a single proton in its nucleus. In heavy water, each hydrogen atom is indeed heavier, with a neutron as well as a proton in its nucleus.

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