Question

What is deuterolysis? And it's examples

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Deuterolysis is a reaction which occurs when salts are made to react with heavy/hard water to produce a base and an acid.

• Deuterolysis can be represented by the following chemical reaction;

               Salt +  hard/heavy D₂O ⇒ acid + base

• Hard/heavy water  is composed with minerals such as magnesium and calcium. This means the water solution contains more deuterium atoms (²H) than hydrogen atoms.
• Deuterium is an isotope of hydrogen. The presence of deuterium atoms causes deuterolysis.

Some common examples of deuterolysis are:

1. Calcium phosphide + D₂O⇒ Calcium deuteroxide + Deutero phosphine

  Balanced reaction:  

  Ca₃P₂ + 6D₂O ⇒ 3Ca(OD)₂ + 2PD₃

2. Magnesium carbide + D₂O⇒ Magnesium deuteroxide + Deutero                             methylene

   Balanced reaction:

   Mg₃C₂ + 6D₂O ⇒ 3Mg(OD)₂ + 2CD₃

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