Agent Name | Tritium oxide |
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CAS Number | 14940-65-9 |
Formula | O-T2 |
Major Category | Physical/Radiation |
Synonyms | Heavy water (T2O); Tritiated water; Water, tritiated; Water-t2; [ChemIDplus] |
Category | Radioactive Compounds |
Sources/Uses | Occurs naturally in water in minute amounts; Used as a tracer to measure water transport in biological systems; [Wikipedia] |
Comments | Pure T2O is corrosive secondary to self-radiolysis; Not to be confused with heavy water (deuterium oxide); [Wikipedia] See "Tritium." See "Radiation, ionizing." |
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