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   From: Obveeus@aol.com   
      
   "PV"  wrote:   
   > "Obveeus"  writes:   
   >>> Um, no. Deuterium is an isotope of hydrogen, the same as tritium and   
   >>> protium.   
   >>   
   >>So, Hydrogen is 'the element' and the others are subset isotopes, right?   
   >   
   > The element on the periodic table is called Hydrogen. All the isotopes are   
   > also called hydrogen, if you're not being specific. They're all the same   
   > element, simply with differing numbers of neutrons.   
      
   So, the first poster was basically right to say that Duetrium isn't the   
   element, Hydrogen is.  You just chose to try and pick at a nit.   
      
   >>>> Further, for the breakdown of Deuterium from it's Hydrogen   
   >>>>>isotopes will produce sufficient amounts of oxygen as well, which   
   >>>   
   >>> What the hell are you talking about? Total nonsense. First, Deuterium is   
   >>> stable, it doesn't "break down". Second, if it was induced to emit its   
   >>> 'extra' neutron, there would be no oxygen generated. *   
   >>   
   >>'breakdown' above was a reference to breaking down sea water to   
   >>collect/separate the Deuterium, wasn't it?   
   >   
   > It's right up there in the part I included - "breakdown of deuterium from   
   > it's hydrogen isotopes". That's meaningless and wrong technobabble, as   
   > well   
   > as apostrophe abuse. *   
      
   So, you don't think that what was said was clear.   But do you disagree that   
   it was about breaking down sea water (or even about 'separating' the   
   Deutrium isotopes in the process from the other Hydrogen isotopes)?  I'm   
   just trying to gleen whether you didn't understand what was being written or   
   whether you were picking another nit.  BTW, I like apostrophe abuse.   
      
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