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Knowing the properties of H(2)O and D(2)...

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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Heavy water `(D_(2)O)` is quite injurious to living beings. Plants and animlas since it slows down the rates of reactions which occur in them. It fails to support to support life and has no utility in biopshere.
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