Which outcome results from deuterium isotopes replacing hydrogen atoms?

💡 Explanation

Replacing protium with deuterium results in a kinetic isotope effect causing slower reaction rates because C–D bonds are stronger, requiring more energy to break, compared to C-H bonds; therefore, reaction kinetics are reduced, rather than altering energy, mechanisms, or causing chain reactions

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