Who was credited with discovering the hydrogen isotope or heavy hydrogen for which he later received...........

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

Chemistry?

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Francis William Aston

Glenn Theodore Seaborg

Harold C Urey

Fritz Haber

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Explanation:

- Harold C. Urey (Option 3): ?? Correct! He discovered heavy hydrogen (deuterium) and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1934 for this discovery.

- Francis William Aston (Option 1): Known for his work on isotopes and developing the mass spectrometer. He received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1922.

- Glenn Theodore Seaborg (Option 2): A key figure in the discovery of many transuranium elements. He received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1951, but not for discovering deuterium.

- Fritz Haber (Option 4): Recognized for the Haber process to synthesize ammonia. He won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1918 but not for deuterium.