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3 April, 13:13

What is the difference between deuterium and tritium

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  1. 3 April, 13:30
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    Deuterium has one proton and one neutron, 12H, while tritium has one proton and two neutrons, 13H.
  2. 3 April, 13:36
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    (The word isotope refers to a nucleus with the same Z but different A) ... They each have one single proton (Z = 1), but differ in the number of their neutrons. Hydrogen has no neutron, deuterium has one, and tritium has two neutrons. The isotopes of hydrogen have, respectively, mass numbers of one, two, and three.
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