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Knowing the properties of `H_(2)O and D_(2)O` do you think that `D_(2)O` can be used for drinking purposes?

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Drinking heavy water (`D_(2)O`) is harmful for the human beings. Heavy water being highly hygroscopic, absorbs water from different parts of the body. As a result, the body cells may get destroyed. Apart from this, heavy water slows down different biochemical reactions such as mitosis, cell division etc.
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