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THE relative abundances of hydrogen and deuterium at the time of formation of the solar system are generally assumed to be indicated by their abundances in carbonaceous meteorites and terrestrial sea water, namely D/H=1.5 × 10−4 by number. An independent estimate of this ratio in the primitive Sun has recently been given1 which suggests that the previously accepted ratio is high by an order of magnitude. The purpose of this article is to investigate briefly some astrophysical implications of a primordial solar D/H ratio of 1.5 × 10−5.
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BLACK, D. Some Implications of a New Value for the Primordial Solar Deuterium-Hydrogen Ratio. Nature Physical Science 234, 148–149 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/physci234148a0
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