Deuterium oxide is water that contains the stable hydrogen isotope 2H, usually shown as D. When dissolved in deuterium oxide, ethanol undergoes the following reaction: CH3CH2OH + D2O → CH3CH2OD + HOD The best way of showing this reaction has occured
is by determining the mass spectrum of the mixture and showing peaks at m/e values of 19 and 47
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