I read on some blog three days ago that I can't remember the URL of that
some knowledgeable person said that D2 poisons the reaction -- maybe that's
the secret.
-----Original Message-----
From: Jed Rothwell [mailto:jedrothw...@gmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2011 1:19 PM
To: vortex-l@eskimo.com
Subject: Re: [Vo]:Can there be some D2 in the H2?
Mark Iverson <zeropo...@charter.net> wrote:
Can't remember if this has ever been discussed...
Is the (industrial-grade?) hydrogen gas pure, or is there some D2 in it?
There is always the natural abundance of D2 in ordinary H2. It is 1 part
in 5,400 according to NIST.
You would have to go to a lot of trouble to remove it.
- Jed
