Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Question:

Who was credited with discovering the hydrogen isotope, or heavy hydrogen, for which he later received the 1934 Nobel Prize in Chemistry?

Options:

Francis William Aston

Glenn Theodore Seaborg

Harold C Urey

Fritz Haber

Correct Answer:

Harold C Urey

Explanation:

The correct answer is option 3. Harold C Urey.

The person credited with discovering the hydrogen isotope, also known as heavy hydrogen or deuterium, and who received the 1934 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for this discovery is Harold C. Urey.